Beautiful Fools
Will be published approx. on 22. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-7156-4746-2 (ISBN)
Description
Beautiful Fools reimagines the relationship between F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald; a lyrical portrayal of an intense romance that ultimately destroyed them. Their standing as one of America's most debonair couples is tarnished by alcoholism, debt and Zelda's increasing instability. But they endure, both unaware that Scott's sudden death will soon end their love story once and for all. Spargo gives us a touching vision of the Fitzgeralds' marriage and the man who penned The Great Gatsby.
Reviews / Votes
'This is historical fiction at its best. Evocative, wistful, suffused with a sense of loss and longing' TLS 'A work of genuine literary talent Spargos characters transcend reality and become rich and fictional, and the novel, in the forms paradoxical brilliance speaks truth through invention. Spargo's Fitzgeralds come alive' Spectator 'Beautiful Fools is a poignant, heart-wrenching, and tender portrayal of a couple who desperately try to hang on to a doomed love' Historical Novel ReviewsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Duckworth Books
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 139 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7156-4746-2 (9780715647462)
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Person
R. Clifton Spargo is the recipient of a Glimmer Trains Award for New Writers as well as the Fiction Open Contest, and is a recent finalist for the Flannery OConnor Award for Short Fiction. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University and has taught creative writing at numerous universities. He writes a blog for the Huffington Post.