Flappers and Philosophers, Paperback by Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Curnutt, Kirk (...-image

Flappers and Philosophers, Paperback by Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Curnutt, Kirk (...

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Format: Trade Paperback Book Title: Flappers and Philosophers Number of Pages: 240 Pages Language: English Author: Kirk Curnutt, F. Scott Fitzgerald Topic: Classics, General ISBN: 9780198851844 Item Height: 0.8 in width: 5.1 in Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser. Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction Item Weight: 6.4 Oz Item Length: 7.5 in height: 0.8 in Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Item Width: 5.1 in Publication Year: 2020

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Flappers and Philosophers, Paperback by Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Curnutt, Kirk (.... Flappers and Philosophers, Paperback by Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Curnutt, Kirk (EDT), ISBN 0198851847, ISBN-13 9780198851844, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "F. Scott Fitzgerald's first story collection, Flappers and Philosophers, appeared in 1920 on the heels of his debut novel, This Side of Paradise, and immediately established him as a master of popular fiction. Love stories such as "'The Offshore Pirate"' and "'Head and Shoulders"' capture the spectacle and fantasy of the Jazz Age, celebrating that modern icon of feminine self-possession, the flapper, while comedies of manner like "'Bernice Bobs Her Hair"' and "'The Ice Palace"' showcase Fitzgerald's eyefor humour. In addition to these four classic tales, which first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, this edition highlights the author's proficiency with other crowd-pleasing story types: from Gothic fiction ("'The Cut-Glass Bowl"') to didactic moralstories ("'The Four Fists"'), from satire ("'Dalyrimple Goes Wrong"') to spiritual quests ("'Benediction"'), Fitzgerald tried his hand at many genres----and succeeded at all"--

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