Trimalchio: An Early Version of 'The Great Gatsby' (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald)
 

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Trimalchio: An Early Version of 'The Great Gatsby' (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald)

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This is the first edition ever published of Trimalchio, an early and complete version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald wrote the novel as Trimalchio and submitted it to Maxwell Perkins, his editor at Scribner's, who had the novel set in type and sent the galleys to Fitzgerald in France. Fitzgerald then virtually rewrote the novel in galleys, producing the book... (read more)

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muque and shylock tomes
  • Rated 5 stars

I think a lot of people misunderstand/stood this book. Many were fascinated (as we still are) by this glimpse into the lives of the rich/famous. A classic if for no other reason than that it still speaks to us about obsession - whether it be about money or love.

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Janie S
  • Rated 2 stars

Seemed disjointed - not Fitzgerald's best.

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  • Mark W

    mark w said:

    Read this book at the wrong age, as I did, and it will change your life forever.

    posted Saturday, October 27 2007
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