Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work The Great Gatsby, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Tender is the Night, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

A tale inspired by the marriage of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald follows their union in defiance of her father's opposition and her abandonment of the provincial finery of her upbringing in favor of a scandalous flapper identity that gains her entry into the literary party scenes of New York, Paris and the French Riviera.

Presents portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald, with in-depth look at his life and work, his tortured marital relationship and his troubled friendships with fellow colleagues such as Ernest Hemingway.

Ten-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his dear friends the Murphys who live with their three children and pet monkey in the French Riviera. There, Alice will meet and learn from some of the most extraordinary luminaries of the time. She visits a junk yard with Pablo Picasso looking for objects to make into art, performs a dance inspired by celestial bodies with the renowned Ballet Russes, and imagines magical adventures...

A portrait of the Jazz Age artist and wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald traces their dysfunctional marriage, Zelda's work as a painter and dancer, and her struggle to define herself.

Contains biographical and critical essays on the work of important American writers. Presents scholar-signed essays prepared by experts in the field.