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One of the defining novels of Jazz Age literature, Carl Van Vechten's Firecrackers encapsulates the extravagance and freedom of New York City in the Roaring 20s.

Paul Moody's life is almost completely uneventful. The gigolo is bored and desperately seeking... Read Full Overview

Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel (1925) is a novel by Carl Van Vechten. Published in the same year as F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Van Vechten's novel has been recognized as an important document of the... Read Full Overview

Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel (1925) is a novel by Carl Van Vechten. Published in the same year as F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Van Vechten's novel has been recognized as an important document of the... Read Full Overview

"Firecrackers" is a quintessential Jazz Age novel that captures the restless energy and cynical sophistication of Manhattan's high society in the mid-1920s. Written by Carl Van Vechten, a key chronicler of the era, the narrative explores the lives of wealthy New Yorkers as... Read Full Overview

"Firecrackers" is a quintessential Jazz Age novel that captures the restless energy and cynical sophistication of Manhattan's high society in the mid-1920s. Written by Carl Van Vechten, a key chronicler of the era, the narrative explores the lives of wealthy New Yorkers as... Read Full Overview