Wordsworth This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned Фицджеральд Фрэнсис Скотт

Фрэнсис Скотт Фицджеральд принадлежит к числу самых крупных прозаиков США ХХ века. Он был не просто писателем, но живой легендой, кумиром американской молодежи, которая видела в нем блистательного выразителя собственного мироощущения. И "Великий Гэтсби" лучший роман писателя - подтверждал репутацию писателя. В этой бессмертной истории любви, ревности, богатства и крушения, Фицджеральду удалось добиться удивительной гармонии в изображении притягательности мечты и неминуемого ее краха. Книга входит в серию коллекционных изданий «Collector`s Editions» издательства Wordsworth и издана в компактном твердом матерчатом переплете , с золотым тиснением, цветными форзацами и прекрасными иллюстрациями американского художника Адама Симпсона, который сумел передать меланхолический блеск и упадок легендарного "века джаза"

Обычно считающийся лучшим романом Ф. Скотта Фицджеральда, "Великий Гэтсби" является непревзойденным изложением "бурных двадцатых" и сокрушительным разоблачением "эпохи джаза". Благодаря повествованию Ника Каррауэя читатель попадает в внешне сверкающий мир особняков, выстроившихся вдоль побережья Лонг-Айленда на американском побережье в 1920-х годах, где знакомится с кузиной Ника Дейзи, ее дерзким, но богатым мужем Томом Бьюкененом, Джеем Гэтсби и мрачной тайной, которая его окружает • "Великий Гэтсби" - бесспорная классика американской литературы периода после Первой мировой войны и один из величайших романов двадцатого века • Книга на английском языке • Generally considered to be F.Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, "The Great Gatsby" is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties" and a devastating expose of the "Jazz Age"

This deluxe clothbound hardback presents F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, This Side of Paradise. It follows the story of protagonist Amory Blaine as he attends Princeton University and later serves in the army in World War 1, whilst exploring the themes of love corrupted by greed and status seeking. As a result of the success of this novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald successfully won over and consequently married his ex-lover Zelda Sayre • Featuring gold-foil embossing and an elegant art-deco inspired cover design, this collectible edition makes a wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature

This Side of Paradise (1920) is F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel. The book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status seeking

Великий Гэтсби - классический роман Фицджеральда Фрэнсиса Скотта, переносящий вас в "эпоху джаза", и одно из величайших произведений двадцатого века. Это история харизматичного и сильного мужчины, чья страсть к девушке, в самом голосе которой можно почувствовать ее богатство и привилегированность, разрушила не одну жизнь. Таинственным образом сколотив состояние после Первой мировой войны, очаровательный Джей Гэтсби гонится за американской мечтой о богатстве и влиянии только для того, чтобы обнаружить пустоту, лежащую в ее основе. Книга на английском языке • The Great Gatsby (1925) is F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel of the Jazz Age and one of the greatest works of the twentieth century. It is the story of a charismatic figure drawn to his own destruction through infatuation with a girl called Daisy, whose voice is 'full of money'

The classic novel of greed and vice from F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in an era of intoxicating excitement and ruinous excess, changing manners and challenged morals, F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel chronicles the lives of Harvard-educated Anthony Patch and his beautiful, willful wife, Gloria. This bitingly ironic story eerily foretells the fate of the author and his own wife, Zelda-from its giddy romantic beginnings to its alcohol-fueled demise. A portrait of greed, ambition, and squandered talent, The Beautiful and Damned depicts an America embarked on the greatest spree in its history, a world Fitzgerald saw "with clearer eyes than any of his contemporaries • "By turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and chillingly prophetic, it remains one of his best-known works, which Gertrude Stein correctly predicted "will be read when many of his well-known contemporaries are forgotten

The heir to his grandfather’s considerable fortune, Anthony Patch is led astray from the path to gainful employment by the temptations of the 1920s Jazz Age. His descent into dissolution and profligacy is accelerated by his marriage to the attractive but turbulent Gloria, and the couple soon discover the dangerous flip side of a life of glamour and debauchery • Containing obvious parallels with F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s own lives, The Beautiful and Damned is a tragic examination of the pitfalls of greed and materialism and the transience of youth and beauty

The Great Gatsby is a dazzling social satire, F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece and a milestone in twentieth-century literature, now beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range • 'There was music from my neighbour's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.' • Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The riotous throng congregates in his sumptuous garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins and mysterious past. None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man'. A detached onlooker, Gatsby is oblivious to the speculation he creates, but always seems to be watching and waiting, though no one knows what for

Anthony Patch and Gloria Gibson are the golden children of the Jazz Age. They marry and embark on a life of glittering parties, lavish expenditure and scandalous revelry. When the money dries up their marriage founders. In this wistful novel Fitzgerald portrays the decline of youthful promise with devastating clarity

Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, originally published in 1920, captures the feel of its era and explores themes such as the quest for success and the power of money as it tells the story of Amory Blaine's journey from youth to maturity