Last Kiss brings together some of the most interesting and idiosyncratic of F. Scott Fitzgerald's writings from throughout his career. Included in this volume are Fitzgerald's Thoughtbook, a revealing adolescent diary; an amusing self-interview, written in the early days of his initial fame; The Vegetable, his only published play; the five poems that he published after becoming a full-time author; twelve early book reviews, published between 1921 and 1923; seven short stories from the last decade of his career; seventeen public letters; six items of journalism, four of which attempt to explain the 'flapper' phenomenon; and unusual miscellaneous pieces. The texts, many of which are based on surviving manuscripts and typescripts, are fully annotated and are supported by an apparatus that records all emendations and editorial adjustments.

Last Kiss brings together a variety of Fitzgerald's writings from throughout his career, including drama, poems, book reviews, short stories, and journalism.

About the Author
James L. W. West, III is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University. He is at work on a variorum edition of The Great Gatsby.


Book Information
ISBN 9781009279734
Author F. Scott Fitzgerald
Format Paperback
Page Count 486
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 672g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 28mm