The mysterious Jay Gatsby embodies the American notion that it is possible to redefine oneself and persuade the world to accept that definition. Gatsby's youthful neighbor, Nick Carraway, fascinated with the display of enormous wealth in which Gatsby revels, finds himself swept up in the lavish lifestyle of Long Island society during the Jazz Age. Considered Fitzgerald's best work, The Great Gatsby is a mystical, timeless story of integrity and cruelty, vision and despair.

Gatsby le magnifique

New York, années folles...Dans le Long Island des années vingt, la fête est bruyante et la boisson abondante. Surtout chez Jay Gatsby. Aventurier au passé obscur, artiste remarquable par sa capacité à se créer un personnage de toute pièce, Gatsby, figure solaire par son rayonnement, lunaire par le mystère qu'il génère, est réputé pour les soirées qu'il donne dans sa somptueuse propriété. L'opulence, de même que la superficialité des conversations et des relations humaines, semblent ne pas y avoir de limites. C'est pourquoi l'illusion ne peut être qu'éphémère.Parmi les invités de cet hôte étrange se trouve Nick Carraway, observateur lucide qui seul parvient à déceler une certaine grandeur chez Gatsby, incarnation de multiples promesses avortées. Ce roman visuel qui se décline dans des tons d'or, de cuivre et d'azur, s'impose également comme la chronique d'une certaine époque vouée, telle la fête qui porte en elle son lendemain, à n'être magnifique que le temps d'un air de jazz. --Sana Tang-Léopold Wauters.

Bernices Bubikopf ("Bernice Bobs Her Hair") ist eine Geschichte von F. Scott Fitzgerald, die 1920 geschrieben und erstmals im Mai desselben Jahres in der Saturday Evening Post veröffentlicht wurde. Kurz danach, am 10. September 1920, erschien die Geschichte in Fitzgeralds Anthologie Flappers and Philosophers. Im Jahr 1951, Jahrzehnte nach ihrer Veröffentlichung, zitierte der Literaturkritiker Orville Prescott von der New York Times das Werk als bahnbrechende Geschichte.

Bernice aus dem ländlichen Eau Claire, Wisconsin, besucht im Monat August ihre schöne und kultivierte Cousine Marjorie Harvey. Bei den Tanzabenden am Samstagabend möchte keiner der hübschen Jungen mit Bernice tanzen oder mit ihr sprechen, und Marjorie hat das Gefühl, dass Bernice ihr gesellschaftliches Leben belastet.

Eines Abends belauscht Bernice ein verletzendes Gespräch zwischen Marjorie und Marjories Mutter, in dem Marjorie bemerkt, dass Bernice sozial ein hoffnungsloser Fall sei. Am nächsten Morgen beim Frühstück droht eine verzweifelte Bernice damit, die Stadt zu verlassen, aber als Marjorie von den Drohungen unbeeindruckt ist, gibt Bernice nach. Widerwillig willigt sie ein, sich von Marjorie in ein Society-Girl verwandeln zu lassen. Marjorie bringt Bernice bei wie man sich selbst begehrenswerter macht. Auf der nächsten Party neckt Bernice die Jungs mit dem Gedanken, sich bald einen Bubikopf schneiden zu lassen und dass sie zusehen dürfen. 

Mit ihrem neuen koketten Auftreten wird Bernice bei den Jungen in der Stadt beliebt. Als sich herausstellt, dass der in Majorie verliebte neunzehnjährigen Warren McIntyreWarren seine romantische Aufmerksamkeit von Marjorie auf Bernice verlagert hat, macht sich eine rachsüchtige Marjorie daran, Bernice öffentlich zu demütigen.

Bernices Bubikopf - Kultige Story aus 'Flappers and Philosophers' 5

Un diamant gros comme le Ritz / Le palais de glace

Set on the French Riviera in the late 1920s, Tender Is the Night is the tragic romance of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver. A brilliant young psychiatrist at the time of his marriage, Dick is both husband and doctor to Nicole, whose wealth goads him into a lifestyle not his own, and whose growing strength highlights Dick's harrowing demise. A profound study of the romantic concept of character, Tender Is the Night is lyrical, expansive, and hauntingly evocative.

Tendre Est La Nuit

Bernice, a wealthy, young Wisconsinite, travels to her aunt's house to visit her cousin Marjorie. The pair have trouble connecting, however, and Bernice soon finds out that her cousin thinks she's putting a damper on her social life. Bernice doesn't know how to act at parties, so with her cousin's help, she turns into a true society girl. Soon she is dancing and flirting, often suggesting she has plans to bob her hair-the trademark of the "liberated" woman of the time. However, as Bernice descends deeper into her new lifestyle, the fickle nature of the social scene becomes increasingly evident. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" based on letters he had sent to his younger sister providing similar advice on how to become a more attractive society girl. It was originally printed in the Saturday Evening Post in 1920. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

Bernice Bobs Her Hair - Short Story

When Perry Parkhurst decides that his long-time engagement to Betty Medill has gone on long enough, he presents her with a marriage license and an ultimatum: get married immediately or end the relationship all-together. But things don't go quite as well as Perry expected, and the two end up parting ways for good. Perry decides to drown his sorrows and soon ends up attending the same costume party as Betty, dressed in an elaborate camel costume."The Camel's Back" was published in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 collection Tales of the Jazz Age, and, according to the author, was written so that he could earn enough money to buy a new diamond wristwatch. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Camel's Back - Short Story

De l'écriture

Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts.It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous entertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan – a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe.It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism.

Gatsby le magnifique

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