Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
Description
"Pure and lovely...to read Zelda's letters is to fall in love with her." --The Washington Post Edited by renowned Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks, with an introduction by Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan, this compilation of over three hundred letters tells the couple's epic love story in their own words. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for more than twenty-two years, through the highs and lows of his literary success and alcoholism, and her mental illness. In Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda, over 300 of their collected love letters show why theirs has long been heralded as one of the greatest love stories of the 20th century. Edited by renowned Fitzgerald scholars Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks, with an introduction by Scott and Zelda's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan, this is a welcome addition to the Fitzgerald literary canon.Product Details
Price
$22.00
$20.24
Publisher
Scribner Book Company
Publish Date
July 23, 2019
Pages
432
Dimensions
5.9 X 1.2 X 8.9 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781982117122
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About the Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota, and went to Princeton University which he left in 1917 to join the army. Fitzgerald was said to have epitomised the Jazz Age, an age inhabited by a generation he defined as 'grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken'.
Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948) was a socialite, a novelist, a painter, and the wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Throughout their marriage, Zelda inspired her husband's novels and their characters. She also authored several short stories and novels, including Save Me the Waltz.
Jackson R. Bryer is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is editor of Conversations with Lillian Hellman and Conversations with Thornton Wilder and coeditor (with Mary C. Hartig) of Conversations with August Wilson and (with Ben Siegel) of Conversations with Neil Simon, all published by University Press of Mississippi.
Reviews
"A moving portrait of a two-decades-long, complicated, and deep love affair."
--Publishers Weekly
"A rich, poignant portrait of [the Fitzgeralds'] complicated relationship."
--The Baltimore Sun
"This exceptionally moving correspondence reveals two ardent and creative souls struggling with the ruthless demands of the artistic imperative."
--Booklist
"A boon for general readers as well as literary scholars."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Bryer and Barks's work leads readers through one of the most passionate love affairs of the twentieth century."
--Montgomery Advertiser
"The flamboyant Jazz Age couple were devoted letter writers... Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda tells their love story in their own words."
--Garden & Gun
"Zelda writes in direct yet passionate prose, Fitzgerald with a poetic flair reminiscent of his fiction. The result is an engrossing account of their love story -- full of longing and ardor, heartbreak and betrayal...their letters portray something a singular, enigmatic connection."
--Paul Alexander, The Washington Post
"Read this book for Zelda... a funny, hard-boiled observer of her own life whose letters read like short stand-up sequences... She has no secondhand impressions or turns of phrase -- everything she writes and thinks feels tart, original, lightly distressing... after reading these letters what strikes you is [the Fitzgeralds'] steadiness, a shocking word to apply to them... their bond proved stubborn and sturdy, and survived it all." -Parul Sehgal, The New York Times
--Publishers Weekly
"A rich, poignant portrait of [the Fitzgeralds'] complicated relationship."
--The Baltimore Sun
"This exceptionally moving correspondence reveals two ardent and creative souls struggling with the ruthless demands of the artistic imperative."
--Booklist
"A boon for general readers as well as literary scholars."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Bryer and Barks's work leads readers through one of the most passionate love affairs of the twentieth century."
--Montgomery Advertiser
"The flamboyant Jazz Age couple were devoted letter writers... Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda tells their love story in their own words."
--Garden & Gun
"Zelda writes in direct yet passionate prose, Fitzgerald with a poetic flair reminiscent of his fiction. The result is an engrossing account of their love story -- full of longing and ardor, heartbreak and betrayal...their letters portray something a singular, enigmatic connection."
--Paul Alexander, The Washington Post
"Read this book for Zelda... a funny, hard-boiled observer of her own life whose letters read like short stand-up sequences... She has no secondhand impressions or turns of phrase -- everything she writes and thinks feels tart, original, lightly distressing... after reading these letters what strikes you is [the Fitzgeralds'] steadiness, a shocking word to apply to them... their bond proved stubborn and sturdy, and survived it all." -Parul Sehgal, The New York Times
