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The Crack-Up is a 1945 posthumous collection of essays by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It includes three essays Fitzgerald originally wrote for Esquire which were first published in 1936, including the title essay, along with previously unpublished letters and notes.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson
- 347 pp
- 1945
- 1945
Aug 31, 2005 · Essay: The Crack-Up by F. Scott Fitzgerald. August 31, 2005. The following is an excerpt from the essay “The Crack-Up,” reprinted from The Crack-Up, a compilation of articles...
The Crack-Up, essay by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published serially in Esquire magazine in 1936 and posthumously, in book form, in The Crack-Up: With Other Uncollected Pieces, Note-Books, and Unpublished Letters (1945). This confessional essay documents Fitzgerald’s spiritual and physical deterioration.
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Mar 7, 2017 · The Crack-Up. F. Scott Fitzgerald confronts the pressures of fame in this now-legendary essay from Esquire 1936. By F. Scott Fitzgerald Published: Mar 7, 2017. Save Article. F. Scott...
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Poets. Biographies. The Crack-Up”: A Comprehensive Summary by F. Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald. “The Crack-Up” is a personal essay written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1936, in which he reflects on his own struggles with alcoholism, depression, and the pressures of fame.
3,548 ratings251 reviews. "The Crack-Up" was first published by New Directions in 1945 and is now being rediscovered by a new generation of readers. Compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after Fitzgerald's death, "The Crack-Up" tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at age thirty-nine from a life of success and glamor to one of ...
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Feb 27, 2009 · A self-portrait of a great writer 's rise and fall, intensely personal and etched with Fitzgerald's signature blend of romance and realism. The Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at the age of thirty-nine from glamorous success to empty despair, and his determined recovery.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald