This Side of Paradise |
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Author:
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
Introduction by:
| Dardis, Tom |
ISBN: | 978-0-553-21453-6 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Bantam Classics |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $5.95 |
Book Description:
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Here is F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel--the one that defined an era and launched his literary career. This novel, literally an overnight sell-out in its first edition, crystallized for the young men and woman of the 1920s their feelings of disassociation, while defining the phrase, "The Lost Generation." For readers today, Fitzgerald's moving portrait of Amory Blaine is still strikingly fresh, honest and resonant. This Bantam Classic edition also features an introduction by...
More DescriptionHere is F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel--the one that defined an era and launched his literary career. This novel, literally an overnight sell-out in its first edition, crystallized for the young men and woman of the 1920s their feelings of disassociation, while defining the phrase, "The Lost Generation." For readers today, Fitzgerald's moving portrait of Amory Blaine is still strikingly fresh, honest and resonant. This Bantam Classic edition also features an introduction by Professor Emeritus of English at John Jay College, Tom Dardis.