{"product_id":"the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-the-inspiration-for-the-major-motion-picture-9781416556053","title":"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the great voices in the history of American literature, a witty and fantastical satire about aging--the inspiration numerous film and theater adaptations, including a highly acclaimed production playing at The Public Theater.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald is best known today for his novels, but during his lifetime his fame stemmed primarily from his prolific achievements as one of America's most gifted short story writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1860, Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life, he is withered and worn, but as he continues to grow younger he embraces life--he goes to war, runs a business, falls in love, has children, goes to college and prep school, and, as his mind begins to devolve, he attends kindergarten and eventually returns to the care of his nurse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This strange and haunting story embodies the sharp social insight that has made Fitzgerald one of the great voices in American literature. Anthologized in Fitzgerald's 1922 book \u003ci\u003eTales of the Jazz Age, \u003c\/i\u003e\"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" is one of his most memorable stories and has been acclaimed by generations of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e F. Scott Fitzgerald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.80w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416556053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2007 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. He attended Princeton University, joined the United States Army during World War I, and published his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1920. That same year he married Zelda Sayre and for the next decade the couple lived in New York, Paris, and on the Riviera. Fitzgerald's novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful and Damned\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTender Is the Night\u003c\/i\u003e. He died at the age of forty-four while working on \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e. Fitzgerald's fiction has secured his reputation as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"F. Scott Fitzgerald \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":49001628336285,"sku":"9781416556053","price":21.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1e8a4682-d39c-48cf-ab00-60c2030c636e.jpg?v=1791982712","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-the-inspiration-for-the-major-motion-picture-9781416556053","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}