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12%OFFF. Scott Fitzgerald - Babylon Revisited and Other Stories - 9781847493804 - V9781847493804
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Babylon Revisited and Other Stories

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Description for Babylon Revisited and Other Stories Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Fitzgerald series of lavishly produced editions with flaps and 4 b&w plates, 'Babylon Revisited' is presented here with a selection of other tales published in the same period, such as 'Crazy Sunday' - an account of alcoholism and infidelity in Hollywood - which showcase the author at his creative best. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
Set in the year after the 1929 crash and incorporating many autobiographical elements, ‘Babylon Revisited’ tells the story of the widower Charlie Wales, a reformed alcoholic and successful businessman returning to Paris to convince his in-laws to give him back the daughter he abandoned. As the old haunts of the city he used to carouse in seem more and more alien to him, he finds himself assailed by feelings of guilt and regret. Considered one of Fitzgerald’s finest and most poignant pieces of short fiction, 'Babylon Revisited’ is presented here with a selection of other tales published in the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847493804
SKU
V9781847493804
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About F. Scott Fitzgerald
Considered one of the finest American writers of the twentieth century, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was the author of various novels and short stories chronicling life in the US during the Roaring Twenties.

Reviews for Babylon Revisited and Other Stories
He was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a generation.
The New York Times

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