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| Tales of the Jazz Age | 
| Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: Boomer Books
Category: Book
Buy New: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1630252
Media: Paperback
Pages: 319
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 1434100014
EAN: 9781434100016
ASIN: 1434100014
Publication Date: February 28, 2007
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 Contains "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in affordable edition September 27, 2008
This paperback Pine Street Press edition of "Tales of the Jazz Age" (the press is an imprint of the University of Pennsylvania Press) is afforable and well-edited. This edition, printed in 2003, contains the same content of eleven short stories as the original Charles Scribner's Sons edition published in 1922.
I was most interested in reading "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" because of the fall 2008 release of the Brad Pitt film. This story is not contained in the other two Fitzgerald short story anthologies which I own. The story is a fascinating little foray into straight-forward fantasy, as a man is "born" fully cognizant (and speaking the King's English), fully-grown (Fitzgerald never explains how Ben's poor mother survived, let alone managed, the birthing ordeal), and obviously very old. Benjamin then proceeds, Merlin-like, to live his life backwards, growing younger and younger. The story is only 32 pages long, and ends rather sadly and abruptly. However, it is so un-Fitzgerald-like that I found it intriguing, and am now anxiously awaiting the movie to see what Hollywood does with it.
Fitzgerald, although an artist and genius of the highest calibar, also had to eat. These stories were written for money, and they are not as well-wrought as the best of his prose stylings in his novels. (Fitzgerald states candidly in his intros to the stories that several of them are re-worked stories which he had first done at Princeton while an undergraduate.) But this is Fitzgerald, after all, and a very young Fitzgerald, at that. So I found this collection highly interesting and devoured it in one sitting.
I will now save my money and purchase the expensive hardback version of this collection for my own library.
 One star not for the content, but for the edition. July 5, 2008
I recently got this book simply because it contains "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which I've been dying to read. My mistake was buying this book without checking out any of the publisher/editor information beforehand. Six pages into the story, I began to realize that this edition is filled with ridiculous typos and silly mistakes (such as quotation marks in places they shouldn't be), and I find it hard to believe that this is how Fitzgerald wrote the story. There is absolutely no publisher or editor information given in the book itself. I haven't bothered to look at any of the other stories, but I can't imagine they're any better. Save yourself the trouble and buy another edition; I wish I had.
Satirizing the selfishness of the wealthy July 20, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Tales Of The Jazz Age is an anthology of classic short stories by the renowned 20th Century American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, who is best known for his enduring classic "The Great Gatsby". Satirizing the selfishness of the wealthy, depicting revelry that escalates into a destructive mob, while offering a sharp look at the flaws of society, and enhanced with introductions to each story by the author, Tales Of The Jazz Age is highly recommended, and this Pine Street Books edition would make a perfect choice for school and community libraries needing to replace worn copies of previous editions.
"Must" reading for F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts November 7, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Tales of the Jazz Age is an anthology of nineteen short stories by renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald, including "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz", "Dice, Brassknuckles and Guitar", and "Love in the Night". Enhanced with an extensive record of variants, explanatory notes, as well as an extensive introduction concerning the selection and editorial principles of the anthology, Tales of the Jazz Age is a superb edition of classic literature that would grace any academic or library collection -- and is "must" reading for F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts and fans.
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