Babylon Revisited and Other Stories (The Complete Fitzgerald's Collection - Alma Classics): Scott F. Fitzgerald. (The F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection) - Softcover

Scott F. Fitzgerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847493807 ISBN 13: 9781847493804

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2014

Synopsis

Part of Alma Classics Fitzgerald Collection, Babylon Revisited is presented here with a selection of other tales published in the same period, such as 'Crazy Sunday' an account of alcoholism and infidelity in Hollywood which showcase the author at his creative best. Set in the year after the 1929 crash and incorporating many autobiographical elements, 'Babylon Revisited' tells the story of the widower Charlie Wales, a reformed alcoholic and successful businessman returning to Paris to convince his in-laws to give him back the daughter he abandoned. As the old haunts of the city he used to carouse in seem more and more alien to him, he finds himself assailed by feelings of guilt and regret.

Contains: A New Leaf, A Freeze-out, Six of One..., Family in the Wind, What a Handsome Pair!, Crazy Sunday, One Intern, More than Just a House, The Fiend, The Night at Chancellorsville, Afternoon of an Author, Financing Finnegan, The Lost Decade, Last Kiss.

Babylon Revisited and Other Stories is part of Alma Complete Fitzgerald Collection. Each edition contains photographs, notes and an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald’s life and works. All books are lavishly produced with flaps and foil on the cover.

Alma Classics is committed to make available the widest range of literature from around the globe. All the titles are provided with an extensive critical apparatus, extra reading material including a section of photographs and notes. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition (or collated from the most authoritative editions or manuscripts) and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach. With an emphasis on the production, editorial and typographical values of a book, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading the classics.

About this title

About the Author

Considered one of the finest American writers of the twentieth century, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) was the author of various novels and short stories chronicling life in the US during the Roaring Twenties.

From the Back Cover

Set in the year after the 1929 crash and incorporating many autobiographical elements, ‘Babylon Revisited’ tells the story of the widower Charlie Wales, a reformed alcoholic and successful businessman returning to Paris to convince his in-laws to give him back the daughter he abandoned. As the old haunts of the city he used to carouse in seem more and more alien to him, he finds himself assailed by feelings of guilt and regret.

Considered one of Fitzgerald’s finest and most poignant pieces of short fiction, 'Babylon Revisited’ is presented here with a selection of other tales published in the same period, such as ‘Crazy Sunday’ – an account of alcoholism and infidelity in Hollywood – which showcase the author at his creative best.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847493807
• ISBN 13: 9781847493804
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256