F. Scott Fitzgerald

"El gran Gatsby es un retarto de la Jazz Age que captura el espírtu de la generaciÃçn de Scott Fitzgerald y le concede un trono permanente en el Olimpo de la literature norteamericana. El millonario hecho a sí mismo., Jay Gatsby, personaliza una de las obsesiones del autor y de la sociedad de su país: la combinaciÃçn de dinero, ambiciÃçn y lujuria como promesa de nuevos comienzos. Una extraordinaria fábula--y como tal, no exenta...

Benjamin Button is born looking like an 84 year old man. As time passes, he ages backwards.

First published in 1920, this collection of short fiction by the author of The Great Gatsby presents eight classic stories, including--Bernice Bobs Her Hair, The Offshore Pirate, The Ice Palace, and Benediction.

Tells the story of a New York couple who live a life of drinking and partying while waiting for the husband to come into his inheritance.

"Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career lows and her institutional confinement, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for more than twenty-two years. Here now, for the first time, is the story of their love in the couple's own letters. Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda consists of more than 75 percent previously unpublished or out-of-print letters as well as extensive narrative on the Fitzgeralds' marriage by the...

Two full length novels and nineteen short stories that rank among Fitzgerald's best work, and some of the greatest American writing of the early twentieth century.

"These short stories offer insights into many themes, characters, and techniques that emerged in Fitzgerald's later works. "Winter Dreams," written three years before The Great Gatsby, shares the concept of commitment to an idealized dream. "Babes in the Woods," developed while the author was still a student at Princeton, evidences the roots of This Side of Paradise. A dozen other selections--including "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Camel's...