This Side of Paradise (Enriched Classics) - Softcover

Fitzgerald, F Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439198985 ISBN 13: 9781439198988

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2010

Synopsis

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP

Published when he was twenty-three years old, F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, This Side of Paradise, established him as the golden boy of the dawning Jazz Age. As a chronicle of youth, no other literary work remains as revealing--or as bitingly relevant.

THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:

- A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information

- A chronology of the author's life and work

- A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

- An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations

- Detailed explanatory notes

- Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work

- Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

- A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

Simon & Schuster Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

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Review:

"Chicago Tribune" Bears the impress of genius...splendid and fascinating.

Book Description:

This Side of Paradise is the opening statement of Fitzgerald's literary career. Published in 1920, the novel captures the gaudy decade that was to follow in America. This critical edition offers an accurate, fully annotated text based on Fitzgerald's original manuscript, explanatory notes, textual apparatus and appendices.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439198985
• ISBN 13: 9781439198988
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400