Gatsby Affair - Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal That Shaped an American Classic

The Gatsby Affair explores Zelda Fitzgerald's affair with the French aviator, Edouard Jozan, who served as the prototype for F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous creation, Jay Gatsby. This book draws on the Jozan family papers, photographs and archival materials and takes a bold new look at the creation of The Great Gatsby.

About the author

Kendall Taylor, Ph.D., is a cultural historian who has taught at George Washington University, The American University, and State University of New York. She also served as Head of the National Exhibitions Program at the Library of Congress, Academic Director of The American University's Washington Semester Program in Art and Architecture, and Vice President for Planning, Research, and Institutional Advancement at Friends World College in Huntington, Long Island. A Fulbright scholar and winner of numerous awards, Taylor is the author of the critically acclaimed biography of the Fitzgeralds, Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom, which was published in 2001. She lives in New York and Florida.

Summary

The Gatsby Affair explores Zelda Fitzgerald’s affair with the French aviator, Edouard Jozan, who served as the prototype for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous creation, Jay Gatsby. This book draws on the Jozan family papers, photographs and archival materials and takes a bold new look at the creation of The Great Gatsby.

Product details

• Authors: Kendall Taylor, Taylor Kendall
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781538104934
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0493-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literature: history & criticism, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Biography: writers, Literature: history and criticism, F. Scott Fitzgerald;The Great Gatsby