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ISBN-101668047993

ISBN-139781668047996

eBay Product ID (ePID)27061243002

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Book TitleLast Tycoon : an Unfinished Novel

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicClassics, Literary

GenreFiction

AuthorF. Scott Fitzgerald

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight5.9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Reviews"As I read this novel, line by line, I was impressed all over again by how amazing the writing is. The dignity never wavers, and it says everything that needs to be said." --Haruki Murakami, The New York Times "Renowned Fitzgerald scholar Bruccoli has reassembled the...existing episodes according to Fitzgerald's intentions. A significant glimpse into the creative faculties of one of literature's preeminent minds. Essential...." -- Library Journal "Bruccoli's introduction and account of the composition of the novel are sensitive and nuanced, the result of a lifetime of Fitzgerald study. The book has marvelous set pieces, vivid cinematic images, and sustained invention...a few of the reasons the book endures." --David Freeman, The Los Angeles Times "A new, fascinating perspective on Fitzgerald's work, and the novel writing process in general." --David Wiegand, The San Francisco Chronicle "No other Fitzgerald-related work [Bruccoli] has done is likely to be as important as his critical editions of the major works. The Love of the Last Tycoon carries the authority of a great writer working very close to the top of his form." --Scott Donaldson, Chicago Tribune Books

Synopsis*With a new introduction by bestselling and iconic novelist Haruki Murakami* This edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's final unfinished novel is now restored to the original 1941 text, with updates by Fitzgerald scholar James L. W. West III. When F. Scott Fitzgerald died in 1940, he left behind an unfinished draft of this poignant novel, inspired by his own experience working in Hollywood as a screenwriter. Literary critic Edmund Wilson edited Fitzgerald's notes and material to publish this text of The Last Tycoon in 1941. Now, this edition restores Wilson's editorial work and includes an introduction from celebrated author Haruki Murakami. Set in Hollywood in the 1930s, The Last Tycoon tells the tragic story of a young film producer named Monroe Stahr. Exploring themes of ambition, power, and corruption, The Last Tycoon depicts Stahr's struggle to balance his personal life and professional goals with the challenges of running a successful movie studio. Based on the career of real-life producer Irving Thalberg, the head of MGM who was known as Hollywood's "boy wonder", The Last Tycoon is a sharply observed and bittersweet exposé of the glittering excess of the Hollywood film industry in its prime., Fitzgerald's last novel, published posthumously in 1941, was edited by Edmund Wilson, who attempted to polish the work to make it appear less like a work in progress. This version of the acclaimed Cambridge Critical text draws on the manuscript and Fitzgerald's own working drafts, notes, revisions, and corrections.