The Crack-Up
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| The Crack-Up | |
 First edition cover |
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| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Essays, Letters, & Notes |
| Publisher | New Directions |
| Publication date | 1945 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 347 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Crack-Up (1945) is a book by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It consists of previously unpublished letters, notes and also three essays originally written for and published first in the Esquire magazine during 1936. It was compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after Fitzgerald's death in 1940.
The main essay starts "Of course all life is a process of breaking down ...."[1] which gives something of the tone of the piece.
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[edit] Essays
- "The Crack-Up" (originally Esquire magazine, February 1936)
- "Pasting It Together" (originally Esquire magazine, March 1936)
- "Handle with Care" (originally Esquire magazine, April 1936)
- collected together under the title "The Crackup" in the book
It also included positive evaluations of his work by Glenway Wescott, John Dos Passos, John Peale Bishop, et al.
[edit] Reaction
The essays when originally written were poorly received and many were openly critical, particularly of the personal revelations. However time has been somewhat kinder to them and the collection is an insight into the mind of the writer during this low period in his life.
- "The essays stand today as a compelling psychological portrait and an illustration of an important Fitzgerald theme" [2]
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott (1945). The Crack-Up, 1st edition, New Directions.
- Bitonti, Tracy Simmons (12 May 2005). "The Crack-Up". Facts about Fitzgerald. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
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