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The Price Was HighThe Last Uncollected Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald

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El precio era alto reúne diecinueve cuentos que Fitzgerald escribió para periódicos y revistas entre los años 20 y 40, como parte de un proyecto que le permitiera solventar económicamente su literatura. No incluidos en ninguna colección de cuentos, estos relatos fueron publicados en español únicamente por la editorial Bruguera en Barcelona, en 1982 y nunca volvieron a reeditarse hasta hoy. La prosa de Fitzgerald, con su característico dinamismo para ubicarnos entre personajes encantadores y la inminencia del derrumbe del sueño americano, se despliega en diecinueve cuentos inolvidables que recorren con una mirada no autocomplaciente la vida de la juventud en las décadas del jazz y la guerra.Relegados durante años por su origen mercantil, los relatos de El precio era alto son, sin embargo, una muestra exquisita y fresca de un estilo y una elegancia que se mantuvieron intactos. Una mirada peculiar y a la vez sombría de la época del jazz y los años posteriores a la Primera Guerra Mundial, que desconfía del clima de fiesta y generosidad económica y puede presentir la estrepitosa crisis del 29. Cuando la Gran Depresión llega, como señala Marcelo Cohen en su prólogo, “Fitzgerald ya había comprendido que detrás de la riqueza fácil flotaban una anodina sordidez, el cálculo y el delito”.Traducció Marcelo Cohen

Author: Francis Scott Fitzgerald (all their books in stock)
Genre: Fiction, Literary
Format: Paperback
Published: 1981
Pages: 785
Publisher: Harcourt Trade Publishers
ISBN: 9780156738729

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  • Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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