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Careless people

Sarah Bartlett Churchwell

Careless people

murder, mayhem, and the invention of the Great Gatsby

by Sarah Bartlett Churchwell

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  • Social life and customs,
  • Murder,
  • History

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    Other titlesMurder, mayhem, and the invention of the Great Gatsby
    StatementSarah Churchwell
    Classifications
    LC ClassificationsPS3511.I9 G83185 2014
    The Physical Object
    Paginationxxv, 399 pages
    Number of Pages399
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL26917691M
    ISBN 101594204748
    ISBN 109781594204746
    LC Control Number2013028116
    OCLC/WorldCa849719207

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      ‎ Kirkus (STARRED review) "Churchwell has written an excellent book she’s earned the right to play on [Fitzgerald's] court. Prodigious research and fierce affection illumine every remarkable page.” The autumn of found F. Scott Fitzgerald at the height of his fame, da About this Item: Penguin, Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. pp. Hardback with DJ, VG, index, bibliography, b&w photos, "Interweaving the biographical story of the Fitzgeralds with the unfolding investigation into the murder of Hall and Mills, Careless People is a thrilling combination of literary history and murder mystery, a mesmerizing journey into

    Lee "Careless People Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby" por Sarah Churchwell disponible en Rakuten Kobo. Kirkus (STARRED review) "Churchwell has written an excellent book she’s earned the right to play on [Fitzgerald's]  › Inicio › eBooks.   Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby Sarah Churchwell Virago, pp, £ F Scott Fitzgerald wrote his greatest novel in France in , having exiled himself in order to get some work done. But during those ten months of intense writing, he thought his way back to the parties, quarrels, hopes and disappointments of his life with Zelda and their friends on


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Careless People is a unique literary investigation: a gripping double narrative that combines a forensic search for clues to an unsolved crime and a quest for the roots of America's best loved novel. Overturning much of the received wisdom of the period, Careless People blends biography and history with lost newspaper accounts, letters, and   Careless People (Paperback) Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby.

By Sarah Churchwell. Penguin Books,pp. Publication Date: Janu Other Editions of This Title: “Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of the Great Gatsby” by Sarah Churchwell Penguin Press, pp., $ “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up   Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of the Great Gatsby Sarah Churchwell, Penguin Group USA pp.

ISBN Summary The autumn of found F. Scott Fitzgerald at the height of his fame, days from turning twenty-six years old, and returning to New York for the publication of his fourth book, Tales of the Jazz Age.

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Scott Fitzgerald created a classic and in the process discovered modern ://   "CARELESS PEOPLE is a highly recommended read for all. A thriller that combines history and fantasy is a rare and beautiful thing, and this book is just that." Of course, Churchwell is a professor of literature at the University of East Anglia and approaches her research from the point of Additional Physical Format: Online version: Fowler, Helen Marjorie, Careless people.

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CARELESS PEOPLE MURDER, Throughout the book, Doyle remains open and candid, whether she’s admitting to rigging a high school homecoming court election or denouncing the doting perfectionism of “cream cheese parenting,” which is about “giving your children the best of everything.” The author’s fears and concerns are often   The title of Sarah Churchwell's book comes from Nick Carraway's observation in The Great Gatsby that "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."+People.

Careless People is a delightful blaze of a of the chief virtues of Careless People is the way it leads the reader back to its source material.” Kirkus Reviews (starred): "Churchwell has written an excellent book she even manages to find fresh facts that escaped previous scholars