The Composition of Tender is the Night

by Matthew J. Bruccoli

Book Overview

Working with the complete collection of Tender is the Night manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, Matthew J. Bruccoli reconstructs seventeen drafts and three versions of the novel to answer questions about F. Scott Fitzgerald's major work that have long puzzled critics of modern literature.

In 1934, nine years after the appearance of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald permitted publication of Tender is the Night....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822983834
• ISBN13: 9780822983835
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"