The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: And Six Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgeral

Description: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, originally published in 1922, is the basis for an upcoming major motion picture starring Brad Pitt and Cate BlanchettFull grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of living in reverse. In this imaginative fable of ageing and the other stories collected here - including The Cut-Glass Bowl in which an ill-meant gift haunts a familys misfortunes, The Four Fists where a mans life shaped by a series of punches to his face, and the revelry, mobs and anguish of May Day - F. Scott Fitzgerald displays his unmatched gift as a writer of short stories. Notes This almost Poe-like short story about a baby who lives his life in reverse is the basis of a new Hollywood blockbuster starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. This edition ties-in and also contains 6 other short stories; a Red Classics edition is also published this month. Author Biography F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota. In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre. Their destructive relationship and her subsequent mental breakdowns became a major influence on his writing. Among his publications were five novels, This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender is the Night and The Love of the Last Tycoon (his last and unfinished work), plus six volumes of short stories. Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940. Review His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterflys wings - Ernest Hemingway Review Quote His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterflys wings - Ernest Hemingway Details ISBN0141190191 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2008 ISBN-10 0141190191 ISBN-13 9780141190198 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.52 Media Book Author F. Scott Fitzgerald Birth 1896 Death 1940 Series Penguin Modern Classics Pages 208 Imprint Penguin Classics Subtitle And Six Other Stories UK Release Date 2008-11-27 Publication Date 2008-11-27 Alternative 9780141961590 Audience General NZ Release Date 2008-11-23 AU Release Date 2008-11-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:15196210;

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