Trimalchio An Early Version of 'The Great Gatsby' |
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Editor:
| West, James L. W. |
Author:
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
Series title: | The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-89047-2 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first edition ever published of Trimalchio, an early and complete version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald submitted the novel to his editor at Scribner's as Trimalchio, and then virtually rewrote it at galley-proof stage, producing the book we know as The Great Gatsby. This ur-version, Trimalchio, has only been seen by a handful of people until now. It is markedly different from Gatsby in characterization, narrative voice, and, most...
More DescriptionThis is the first edition ever published of Trimalchio, an early and complete version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald submitted the novel to his editor at Scribner's as Trimalchio, and then virtually rewrote it at galley-proof stage, producing the book we know as The Great Gatsby. This ur-version, Trimalchio, has only been seen by a handful of people until now. It is markedly different from Gatsby in characterization, narrative voice, and, most importantly, in its handling of the revelation of Jay Gatsby's past.