F.Scott Fitzgerald was born in St Paul, Minnesota in 1896. He studied at Princeton University before joining the army in 1917. In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre. Their traumatic relationship and subsequent breakdowns became a major influence on his writing. Among his publications were five novels: This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and the Damned, Tender is the Night and the Last Tycoon (his last and unfinished work); six volumes of short stories and The Crack-Up, a selection of autobiographical pieces. F. Scott Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940.
There was music from my neighbour's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars'. Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The riotous throng congregates in his sumptuous garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins and mysterious past. None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man'. A detached onlooker, Gatsby is oblivious to the speculation he creates, but always seems to be watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. As the tragic story unfolds, Gatsby's destructive dreams and passions are revealed, leading to disturbing consequences. A brilliant evocation of 1920s high society, "The Great Gatsby" peels away the layers of this glamorous world to display the coldness and cruelty at its heart.
很多年前,我在中国南方某个城市海边的一个高校演讲,讲完之后答问环节了,有一个年轻人起来举手,他说:“梁老师我不是来问问题的,我是要你看清楚我这张脸,你要记住我的名字,我叫什么什么什么。” 我觉得很有意思嘛,问他,这是为什么呢? 他说:“这是因为你会发现有一天...
评分如果不是想要为去电影院看无字幕的原版片做pre-reading,我大概是永远不会去读这样一本标题朴实且并不怎么有吸引力的小说的吧。 这本来是个简单的故事,落魄的年轻军官盖茨比经过机遇与奋斗成为了东岸最富有的人,他想要的一切不过是挽回当年的爱人,而这一切因为爱人的...
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评分“爵士时代的挽歌”之类的说法,对The Great Gatsby是个蹩脚的评价。且不说这部小说出版时,距大萧条还有四年多的时间,这个故事的背景,也完全可以放在1900年代、50年代、80、90年代,以及刚刚过去这个十年的中期。唯一可以勉强与爵士时代挂上钩的,或许只有Fitzgerald华丽而...
He "paid a high price for living too long with a single dream"
评分三年过去重读还是深深被震撼。这本书里面有很多类型的人的挣扎。喜欢主人公,还有Jordan。还有这个版本的封面是在是太漂亮了。
评分三年过去重读还是深深被震撼。这本书里面有很多类型的人的挣扎。喜欢主人公,还有Jordan。还有这个版本的封面是在是太漂亮了。
评分三年过去重读还是深深被震撼。这本书里面有很多类型的人的挣扎。喜欢主人公,还有Jordan。还有这个版本的封面是在是太漂亮了。
评分He "paid a high price for living too long with a single dream"
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