The Crack-Up
The Crack-Up by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, published by New Directions Publishing in 2009, is a reprint edition comprising 347 pages in English. This collection presents Fitzgerald’s poignant narrative of his abrupt fall from success to despair at the age of thirty-nine, alongside his journey toward recovery. Compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after Fitzgerald’s death, the book features a selection of essays and letters exchanged with notable figures such as Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, and John Dos Passos.
Readers will find a candid exploration of Fitzgerald’s life, marked by charm and talent, as well as the challenges that accompanied his brilliance. The essays delve into themes of literary criticism and personal reflection, offering insights into the complexities of his experiences during the Jazz Age. This edition serves as a significant literary collection that captures both the highs and lows of Fitzgerald’s life, providing a window into the mind of one of America’s most celebrated authors.
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The Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald’s sudden descent at the age of thirty-nine from glamorous success to empty despair, and his determined recovery. Compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s death, this revealing collection of his essays–as well as letters to and from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, John Dos Passos–tells of a man with charm and talent to burn, whose gaiety and genius made him a living symbol of the Jazz Age, and whose recklessness brought him grief and loss. “Fitzgerald’s physical and spiritual exhaustion is described brilliantly,” noted The New York Review of Books: “the essays are amazing for the candor.”
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