弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德

6 of the Roaring Twenties chronicler’s most scintillating short stories, chosen from Flappers and Philosophers (1920) and Tales of the Jazz Age (1922). This inexpensive volume comprises "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," "The Ice Palace," "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," "May Day," "The Jelly-Bean," and "The Offshore Pirate."

《了不起的盖茨比》，出版于1925年，是美国作家弗朗西斯·斯科特·基·菲茨杰拉德所写的一部以20世纪20年代的纽约市及长岛为背景的短篇小说，被视为美国文学“爵士时代”的象征。故事主要讲述了年轻而神秘的百万富翁杰·盖茨比和他对黛西·布卡南不切实际的疯狂追求。小说被认为是菲茨杰拉德的巨作，探讨了堕落、理想主义、变革阻碍、社会巨变、放荡；为爵士时代和兴旺的二十年代进行了深度描绘，被认为是对美国梦的警醒。 …