Careless people : murder, mayhem, and the invention of the Great Gatsby

Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett, 1970-

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"Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world's best-loved books, delighting readers across the world. Careless People tells the true story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, exploring in newly rich detail the relation of Fitzgerald's classic to the chaotic world he in which he lived. Fitzgerald set his novel in 1922, and Careless People carefully reconstructs the crucial months during which Scott and Zelda F...

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Great Gatsby

Fitzgerald, Zelda, 1900-1948

Murder New Jersey New Brunswick Region History 20th century

New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs 20th century

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ISBN:

9781594204746

Description:

xxv, 399 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Murder, mayhem, and the invention of the Great Gatsby

Notes:

Previously published: London : Virago, 2013
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Guest List
Preface
Prologue: 1924
September 1922. Chapter one: Glamour of Rumsies and Hitchcoks; Chapter two: Ash Heaps. Memory of 125th. Gt Neck
October 1922. Chapter three: Goddards. Dwanns Swopes; Chapter four: Vegetable Days in New York. B. Memory of Ginevra's Wedding
November 1922. Chapter five: The Meeting all an invention. Mary; Chapter six: Bob Kerr's Story. The 2nd Party
December 1922. Chapter seven: The Day in New York
January 1923-December 1924. Chapter eight: The Murder (inv.)
1925-1940. Chapter nine: Funeral an invention
Envoi: The Orgastic Future

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