{"title":"F. Scott Fitzgerald","description":"\u003cp\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald — \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e and the voice of the Jazz Age.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"this-side-of-paradise-1","title":"This Side of Paradise","description":"Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise (1920) was an immediate, spectacular success and established his literary reputation. Perhaps the definitive novel of that \"Lost Generation,\" it tells the story of Amory Blaine, a handsome, wealthy Princeton student who halfheartedly involves himself in literary cults, \"liberal\" student activities, and a series of empty flirtations with young women. When he finally does fall truly in love, however, the young woman rejects him for another. After serving in France during the war, Blaine returns to embark on a career in advertising. Still young, but already cynical and world-weary, he exemplifies the young men and women of the '20s, described by Fitzgerald as \"a generation grown up to find all gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken.\"","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44458292543585,"sku":"9780486115146","price":0.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_940650f4-316b-49f7-a08b-5578e1b88df5.jpg?v=1778567753"},{"product_id":"the-beautiful-and-damned-1","title":"The Beautiful and Damned","description":"One of the great American writers whose works enjoy popular appeal as well as critical acclaim, F. Scott Lyric, highly readable novel traces the meteoric rise and fall of glittering young socialites Anthony and Gloria Patch. Building their marriage on the shaky foundation of an expected inheritance, they devote their youth and happiness on hedonistic pursuits that plunge them into moral and financial bankruptcy. Transparently based on the lives of Fitzgerald and his beautiful wife, Zelda, the novel eerily foreshadows the real-life's couple's rapid descent into ruin.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44459320770657,"sku":"9780486160085","price":3.75,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_c508cb70-12de-4e00-a9f1-c92defa4e03b.jpg?v=1778569041"},{"product_id":"the-beautiful-and-damned-2","title":"The Beautiful and Damned","description":"In this follow-up to his tremendously successful first novel, This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald again recaptures the Jazz Age's darker side as well as its excitement and joie de vivre.The Beautiful and Damned traces the meteoric path of two glittering young socialites. Building their marriage on the shaky foundation of an expected inheritance, they devote themselves to hedonistic pursuits that lead to moral and financial bankruptcy. The characters' self-indulgence and mutual destruction anticipated the tragic lives of Scott and his flapper wife, Zelda. The Fitzgeralds regarded the world as a stage and their lives as performances, and their glamorous doings became as well-known as any of Scott's books. In an eerie foreshadowing of the real-life couple's rapid descent into ruin, this lyric, compulsively readable narrative examines the perishable nature of dreams in the face of reality—a theme scrutinized with profound effect in the book's esteemed successor, The Great Gatsby.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460254232673,"sku":"9780486838748","price":2.25,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_048d953e-df42-4dfb-9b87-ae093fd03cc5.jpg?v=1778570206"},{"product_id":"bernice-bobs-her-hair-and-other-stories","title":"Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Other Stories","description":"\"It was an age of miracles,\" declared F. Scott Fitzgerald of the 1920s, \"it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire.\" No author is more closely associated with the decade than Fitzgerald, who christened it the \"Jazz Age\" and chronicled its manners and morals. His lyrical, witty fables of society life reveal the disillusionment and cynicism behind the Roaring Twenties' glamorous façade. Six of Fitzgerald's best-loved stories appear here, starting with the title tale, in which a hostess regrets her success at transforming a visiting cousin from wallflower to coquette. Other selections include \"The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,\" a glittering fantasy about the corrupting power of wealth; \"The Ice Palace,\" a quasibiographical story of a restless Southern belle; \"The Offshore Pirate\"; \"The Jelly Bean\"; and \"May Day.\" Each considers timeless themes—love, money, power, the search for happiness — that keep them enduringly relevant.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460358631521,"sku":"9780486843681","price":2.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_4ef6d410-7993-4879-83bc-3ecc2fe85188.jpg?v=1778570329"},{"product_id":"the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-and-other-stories","title":"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories","description":"Although better known today for his novels, in the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald ranked among the top writers of magazine fiction. Fitzgerald represented the dreams and aspirations of the post-World War I generation in his life as well as his works. With his glamorous wife, Zelda, and his cosmopolitan social circle, he projected the perfect image for narrating tales of restless youth in a hectic world. These short stories offer insights into many themes, characters, and techniques that emerged in Fitzgerald's later works. The title tale, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\" reflects his preoccupation with life's fleeting nature. \"Winter Dreams,\" written three years before The Great Gatsby, shares the concept of commitment to an idealized dream. \"Babes in the Woods,\" developed during the author's Princeton days, evidences the roots of This Side of Paradise. Thirteen other selections offer further insights into the author's growing skills as well as examples of his sparkling prose, understated wit, and deft characterizations. ","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460453429345,"sku":"9780486846460","price":2.25,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_223741cb-0b75-4d4f-b5ec-e77d37c8bf7c.jpg?v=1778570435"},{"product_id":"the-great-gatsby-3","title":"The Great Gatsby","description":"\"One of the most important works in American literature — and, to many, the great American novel.\" — Time. \"I want to write something new,\" F. Scott Fitzgerald told his editor, Maxwell Perkins, \"something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned.\" A century later, Fitzgerald's little book of big ideas retains its freshness and excitement. The quintessential portrait of Jazz Age America, it reflects the era's postwar exuberance as well as the corruption and immorality lurking behind the glamour of wild parties, dancing, and illegal drinking.  Narrator Nick Carraway — a transplant from the Midwest like Fitzgerald himself — observes the wasteful lives of his well-to-do neighbors in this tale of money, love, and the pursuit of the American dream. The unforgettable cast is headed by Jay Gatsby, a self-made man whose determination to realize his fantasies embodies both the glories of imagination and the grimness of reality. Above all, The Great Gatsby is animated by the magic of Fitzgerald's incandescent prose and its timeless exploration of the importance of honesty, the temptations of wealth, and the struggle to escape the past.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"perpetual","offer_id":44460583878753,"sku":"9780486849041","price":3.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9869\/4241\/files\/480_95040d25-7f84-4a8f-892f-502084277b05.jpg?v=1778570586"}],"url":"https:\/\/ebooks.aafaqeducation.com\/collections\/f-scott-fitzgerald.oembed","provider":"ebook.aafaqeducation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}