Tales of the Jazz Age
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Tales of the Jazz Age

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

1922•Drama•317 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyromancefresh & originalheavyrealisticemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshiptroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA fresh, stirring novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

Published in 1922, the eleven Tales of the Jazz Age feature the flappers and lost young men of the period as well as a great variety of characters and scenes. Among them, the critically acclaimed novella "May Day" contrasts drunken debutantes with a mob of war veterans battling socialists in the streets, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", filmed with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, is a fantasy...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedyRomanceSocial commentaryComplex relationshipTroubled leads

Subjects

Social life and customsTextual CriticismManners and customsShort storiesUnited statesUnited states, social life and customs

Details

Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published
1922
Pages
317
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