false 16893 4 <B>A self-portrait of a great writer 's rise and fall, intensely personal and etched with Fitzgerald's signature blend of romance and realism.</B><BR><BR><I>The Crack-Up</I> 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 <I>The New York Review of Books</I>: "the essays are amazing for the candor." 2183560 1964 The Crack-Up total:450|5:125|4:175|3:130|2:18|1:2| 450 1753 673 35 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:12:49 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:18:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 04 21:30:34 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 21:36:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 21:21:54 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 09:50:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 30 07:31:07 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 07:52:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Fri Mar 28 19:42:54 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 19:51:17 -0700 2008
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