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Babylon Revisited and Other Stories

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Unique collection of short stories

Set in the year after the 1929 crash and incorporating many autobiographical elements, 'Babylon Revisited' tells the story of the widower Charlie Wales, a reformed alcoholic and successful businessman returning to Paris to convince his in-laws to give him back the daughter he abandoned. As the old haunts of the city he used to carouse in seem more and more alien to him, he finds himself assailed by feelings of guilt and regret.

Considered one of Fitzgerald's finest and most poignant pieces of short fiction, 'Babylon Revisited' is presented here with a selection of other tales published in the same period, such as 'Crazy Sunday' - an account of alcoholism and infidelity in Hollywood - which showcase the author at his creative best.

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ISBN9781847493804
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing plc
Publication Date09/18/14
Pages256

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  • carosbuecher
    carosbuecher

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    4.0

    My first Fitzgerald - and definitively not my last! The two longer short stories ;) - Babylon Revisited and The Cut-Glass Bowl - were, well, remarkable! I can't think of a better word. I think I'll remember them for quite a time as they were both (though completely different) touching, sad and somehow strange but still they felt so real. They seemed to be typically 1920s-y and at the same time could just have happened to my neighbors yesterday. Only the last very short story - The Lost Decade - was a little too strange for my taste and that's the only reason why I rate with one star missing.

    May 31, 2024

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