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Fool for Love is Scott Donaldson's masterful biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald-written from a fresh and highly intimate perspective. Fool for Love

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"The most penetrating psychological examination of the author ever written." —James L. W. West III, editor of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald


"A stunning portrait. Full of intriguing insights. Donaldson comes close to what the inner man must have been." —Publishers Weekly

"Written with great polish and researched as fully as any work on Fitzgerald." —CHOICE


Table of Contents


Contents


Preface


1. A Man with No People

2. Princeton ‘17

3. “I Love You, Miss X”

4. Darling Heart

5. Genius and Glass

6. The Glittering Things

7. War Between the Sexes

8. Running Amuck

9. Cracking Up

10. Demon Drink

11. The Worst Thing

12. “a writer only”


Notes

Index


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      Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: 22/08/2012
      ISBN13: 9780816678204, 978-0816678204
      ISBN10: 0816678200
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Fool for Love is Scott Donaldson's masterful biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald-written from a fresh and highly intimate perspective. Fool for Love

      Trade Review

      "The most penetrating psychological examination of the author ever written." —James L. W. West III, editor of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald


      "A stunning portrait. Full of intriguing insights. Donaldson comes close to what the inner man must have been." —Publishers Weekly

      "Written with great polish and researched as fully as any work on Fitzgerald." —CHOICE


      Table of Contents


      Contents


      Preface


      1. A Man with No People

      2. Princeton ‘17

      3. “I Love You, Miss X”

      4. Darling Heart

      5. Genius and Glass

      6. The Glittering Things

      7. War Between the Sexes

      8. Running Amuck

      9. Cracking Up

      10. Demon Drink

      11. The Worst Thing

      12. “a writer only”


      Notes

      Index


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