I’d Die for You: And Other Lost Stories 9781471164736 Paperback

**THESUNDAY TIMESTOP TEN BESTSELLER**This belated collection shows us the depths of Fitzgerald’s vision and talent. Only now are we beginning to appreciate what was lostThe PoolI’d Die for Youis a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, iconic author ofThe Great GatsbyandTender Is the Night.All eighteen short fictions collected here were lost in one sense or another: physically lost, coming to light only recently; lost in the turbulence of Fitzgerald’s later life; lost to readers because his editors sometimes did not understand what he was trying to write. These fascinating stories offer a new insight into the arc of Fitzgerald’s career, and demonstrate his stylistic agility and imaginative power as a writer at the forefront of Modern literature.Praise forI’d Die for You:Superbly edited and annotated, thisrichly fascinating miscellanyis a marvellous reminder of what was lost when, at forty-four, a coronary killed FitzgeraldSunday TimesForward-thinking for their time . . .Fitzgerald was a master of short story writingThe TimesThis much-vaunted collection of stories . . . is a ragtag bundle of surprises, curios, irrelevancies and delights . . .We can marvel at the strength of his imagination, his display of elegance and precisionSunday TelegraphReaders will findmuch to enjoyin this gorgeously produced bookNew York TimesAbeguiling meditationon the dark side of wealth and the American dreamIndependent