{"product_id":"the-short-stories-of-f-scott-fitzgerald","title":"The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday  F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels  but in his lifetime  his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of Americas most gifted (and best-paid) writers of stories and novellas. In The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald  Matthew J. Bruccoli  the countrys premier Fitzgerald scholar and biographer  assembles a sparkling collection that encompasses the full scope of Fitzgeralds short fiction. The forty-three masterpieces range from early stories that capture the fashion of the times to later ones written after the authors fabled crack-up  which are sober reflections on his own youthful excesses. Included are classic novellas  such as \"The Rich Boy \" \"May Day \" and \"The Diamond as Big as the Ritz \" as well as a remarkable body of work he wrote for the Saturday Evening Post and its sister \"slicks.\" These stories can be read as an autobiographical journal of a great writers career  an experience deepened by the illuminating introductory headnotes that Matthew Bruccoli has written for each story  placing it in its literary and biographical context. Together  these forty-three stories compose a vivid picture of a lost era  but their brilliance is timeless. As Malcolm Cowley once wrote  \"Fitzgerald remains an exemplar and archetype  but not of the 1920s alone; in the end he represents the human spirit in one of its permanent forms.\" This essential collection is ample testament to that statement  and a monument to the genius of one of the great voices in the history of American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965051498549,"sku":"ByrdShop_0684842505","price":54.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780684842509.jpg?v=1770487480","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-short-stories-of-f-scott-fitzgerald","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}