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West of Sunset
8,49 € |
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Verlag: | Allen & Unwin |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 01.01.2017 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781925575569 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 304 |
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Beschreibungen
In 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald was a troubled, uncertain man whose literary success was long behind him. In poor health, with his wife consigned to a mental asylum and his finances in ruin, he struggled to make a new start as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
With flashbacks to key moments from Fitzgerald's past, the story follows him as he arrives on the MGM lot, falls in love with brassy gossip columnist Sheilah Graham, begins work on The Last Tycoon, and tries to maintain a semblance of family life with the absent Zelda and their daughter, Scottie.
Written with striking grace and subtlety, this wise and intimate portrait of a man trying his best to hold together a world that's flying apart, if not gone already, is an American masterpiece.
With flashbacks to key moments from Fitzgerald's past, the story follows him as he arrives on the MGM lot, falls in love with brassy gossip columnist Sheilah Graham, begins work on The Last Tycoon, and tries to maintain a semblance of family life with the absent Zelda and their daughter, Scottie.
Written with striking grace and subtlety, this wise and intimate portrait of a man trying his best to hold together a world that's flying apart, if not gone already, is an American masterpiece.
Stewart O'Nan is the author of fourteen previous novels, including
The Odds;
Emily, Alone;
A Prayer for the Dying; and
Snow Angels, as well as several works of nonfiction, including, with Stephen King, the bestselling
Faithful. His novel
Last Night at the Lobster was a US bestseller and finalist for the
Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh where he lives with his family.
The Odds;
Emily, Alone;
A Prayer for the Dying; and
Snow Angels, as well as several works of nonfiction, including, with Stephen King, the bestselling
Faithful. His novel
Last Night at the Lobster was a US bestseller and finalist for the
Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh where he lives with his family.