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Babylon Revisited

By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Series: Little Clothbound Classics
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Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the story of Charlie Wales, a recovering alcoholic, as he returns to Paris, seeking to regain custody of his daughter, Honoria, after her placement with his in-laws. Set against the backdrop of a city still reeling from the excesses of the 1920s before the economic downturn, the narrative explores themes of regret, redemption, and the lasting impact of past choices. As Charlie confronts former acquaintances and the memories of his past misdemeanours, he endeavours to prove that his life has changed.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories that delve into themes of redemption and the challenges of facing one's past mistakes. Set against the backdrop of Paris in the years following the stock market crash, this poignant tale explores the intersection of nostalgia and regret, offering a profound reflection on personal transformation and the impact of the Roaring Twenties.

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Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was the most celebrated chronicler of the Jazz Age. At the time of his death, he believed he was an alcoholic failure; but he received posthumous acclaim as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. This collection brings together some of his finest stories, including The Curious Tale of Benjamin Button; Winter Dreams, a melancholy thwarted love story that anticipated The Great Gatsby, and Babylon Revisited, set the year after the 1929 stock market crash, when the Jazz Age sounded its last.

'His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings' - Ernest Hemingway

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241630839

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 240

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Little Clothbound Classics

About the Author

Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age - a term he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. His first novel, This Side of Paradise, was published in 1920 and was a tremendous critical and commercial success. Fitzgerald followed with The Beautiful and the Damned, The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night . He was working on The Last Tycoon when he died, in Hollywood, in 1940.

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