Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby

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by Churchwell, Sarah | Literature: history & criticism
Published 06/03/2014 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 448 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos

SKU: '9781844087686 Category:

Description

Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world’s best-loved books. Careless People tells the true story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, exploring in newly rich detail its relation to the extravagant, scandalous, and chaotic world in which the author lived.

With wit and insight, Sarah Churchwell traces the genesis of a masterpiece, mapping where fiction comes from, and how it takes shape in the mind of a genius. Careless People tells the extraordinary tale of how F. Scott Fitzgerald created a classic and in the process discovered modern America.

Additional information

Weight 308 g
Dimensions 196 × 126 × 29 mm