Francis Scott Fitzgerald bol americký spisovateľ a scenárista, jeden z najvýznamnejších predstaviteľov povojnovej "stratenej generácie", márne hľadajúci svoje šťastie v hmotnom rozkvete Ameriky . Po svadbe so spisovateľkou Zeldou, ktorá sa stala vzorom mnohých románových postáv, začiatkom dvadsiatych rokov odišiel z USA. Vrcholným dielom F.S. Fitzgeralda je kniha Veľký Gatsby, ktoré sa dočkalo už šiestich filmových spracovaní.
Velký Gatsby je nejznámějším a nejúspěšnějším románem Francise Scotta Fitzgeralda. Román zasazený do kulis amerického jazzového věku se dočkal nadšeného přijetí u několika čtenářských generací. Příběh pohádkově bohatého Jaye Gatsbyho a jeho nenaplněné lás Zobraziť viac
Vrcholné dílo z dob největšího flámu v dějinách USA, který Francis Scott Fitzgerald označil za „jazzový věk“ a sám do něj vydatně přispěl mnoha soukromými improvizacemi a pocity „ztracené generace“, přináší milostný... Zobraziť viac
Soubor povídek slavného amerického autora s výraznými autobiografickými rysy. Výbor začíná cyklem povídek o mladíkovi jménem Basil Duke Lee, který je vlastně ztělesněním Fitzgeraldova dětství. I on pochází z méně majetných poměrů... Zobraziť viac
In his short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, F. Scott Fitzgerald provides a humorous and touching journey that reveals what it's like to be... Zobraziť viac
In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald brilliantly captures both the disillusion of post-war America and the moral failure of a society obsessed with wealth and status. But he does more than render the essence of a particular time and place, for in... Zobraziť viac
Francis Scott Fitzgerald se řadí mezi autory tak zvané ztracené generace. Známé jsou jeho romány Na prahu ráje, Krásní a prokletí, Něžná je noc,Velký Gatsby a jiné. Kromě nich však napsal i mnoho povídek, mezi které patří například sbírka... Zobraziť viac
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... Zobraziť viac
Considered one of the all-time great American works of fiction, Fitzgerald’s glorious yet ultimately tragic social satire on the Jazz Age encapsulates the exuberance, energy and decadence of an era... Zobraziť viac
Encompassing the very best of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short fiction, this collection spans his career, from the early stories of the glittering Jazz Age, through the lost hopes of the thirties, to the last, twilight decade of his life... Zobraziť viac
These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties... Zobraziť viac
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button sees a baby born in 1860 begin life as an old man and then age backwards. F. Scott Fitzgerald hinted at this kind of inversion when he called his era ... Zobraziť viac
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed... Zobraziť viac
I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the iconic author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. It comprises sixteen finished stories and one partial short fiction, ... Zobraziť viac
1930s Hollywood. The depression has receded, the studios are booming, and the glitz and glamour are bewitching. But for Cecilia Brady, this is just life. That is, until she meets Monroe Stahr... Zobraziť viac
Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky... Zobraziť viac
No writer portrayed America's Roaring Twenties as vividly as F. Scott Fitzgerald. In his effervescent tales of elegant ingenues on the prowl for husbands, Ivy League heirs en route to futures of idle entitlement, and endless alcohol-fueled ... Zobraziť viac
These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour... Zobraziť viac
I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, iconic author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. All eighteen short fictions collected here were lost in one sense or another ... Zobraziť viac
The world and his mistress are at Jay Gatsby’s party. But Gatsby stands apart from the crowd, isolated by a secret longing. In between sips of champagne his guests speculate about their mysterious host... Zobraziť viac
