The Crack-up. With Other Uncollected Pieces, Note-Books and Unpublished Letters.
New York: New Directions. 1945. Later printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket with sunning to the spine. The Crack-Up 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. The book is rounded out with a selection of critical essays. Item #29564
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