Francis Scott Fitzgerald 
Tales from the jazz age 

This essential Fitzgerald collection contains some of the writer’s most famous and celebrated stories. In ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, ‘ an extraordinary child is born an old man, growing younger as the world ages around him. ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, ‘ a fable of excess and greed, shows two boarding school classmates mired in deception as they make their fortune in gemstones. And in the classic novella ‘May Day, ‘ debutantes dance the night away as war veterans and socialists clash in the streets of New York. Opening the book is a playful and irreverent set of notes from the author, documenting the real-life pressures and experiences that shaped these stories, from his years at Princeton to his cravings for luxury to the May Day Riots of 1919. Taken as a whole, this collection brings to vivid life the dazzling excesses, stunning contrasts, and simmering unrest of a glittering era. Its 1922 publication furthered Fitzgerald’s reputation as a master storyteller, and its legacy staked his place as the spokesman of an age.

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