Scott Fitzgerald
Mizener, Arthur
£10.00
Scott Fitzgerald
By Arthur Mizener
Published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1999.
Approx size: 23cm H x 18cm W (9" H x 7"W). Paperback. Biography. 128pp. 135 b/w illustrations.
"The unending fascination of F. Scott Fitzgerald lies partly in the fact that his tragic life mirrored his novels. Many famous and brilliant writers have led withdrawn, uneventful lives; but Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda existed almost wholly in the real, external world - active, social, sadly typical of that frantic time in which he experienced instant success and fame, followed by a long decline and failure.
Professor Mizener, who wrote the first full scale biography of Fitzgerald, looks at the facts of Fitzgerald's short life and offers many insights into the subtle way actual events were transformed and woven into novels. With the aid of contemporary photographs from all stages of Fitzgerald's career he tells the human story and provides an important assessment of Fitzgerald's achievement."
"An absolute must for all fascinated by the Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald story" The Times.
Book condition: Fine/As New