Format: 8th trade paperback printing

 

Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear.

 

Publishing Info: New Directions, New York

ISBN: 9780811212472

 

Compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after Fitzgerald's death, The Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at age thirty-nine from a life of success and glamor to one of emptiness and despair, and his determined recovery. This vigorous and revealing collection of essays and letters renders the tale of a man whose personality still charms us all and whose reckless gaiety and genius made him a living symbol and the Jazz Age. For those who grew up with The Great Gatsby or Tender is the Night, this extraordinary autobiographical collection provides a unique personal blend of the romance and reality embodied by Fitzgerald's literature and his life. 

 

F. Scott Fitzgerald biography at the Fitzgerald Society

 

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