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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button <i>and</i> Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON AND OTHER STORIES
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
read by various readers
Classic Literature • Unabridged
Movie Tie-In
Format EAN/ISBN Avail. Price Sale Qty.
3 CDs 9780786160457 YES $19.95 NA
1 MP3CD 9780786171514 YES $29.95 NA
1 Playaway 9781433268953 YES $49.99 NA
2 Tapes 9780786148592 YES $19.95 NA
2 Tapes
Overstock		 9780786148592 YES $19.95 $4.95
Book ID(4086) - 3.1 hrs (est.), Published - 03/01/07
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iTunes Top Seller—Fiction

F. Scott Fitzgerald makes anti-bellum Baltimore his setting for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a fantastical tale with some Poe-like overtones about a baby born at age seventy who then lives life in reverse, his hair turning “in the dozen years of his life from white to iron-gray, the network of wrinkles on his face becoming less pronounced.” What ramifications that creates for Benjamin's relationship with his father first and then later with his wife and his own son makes for some fantastical situations.

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is read by Scott Brick. This collection also includes “The Lost Decade,” read by Paul Michael Garcia; “Three Hours between Planes,” read by Jeff Cummings; “The Bridal Party,” read by Grover Gardner; and “Babylon Revisited,” read by Ray Porter.



REVIEWS

“Each story in this collection is narrated reverently and carefully. In "The Bridal Party," Grover Gardner distinguishes nicely between the affluent bridegroom who is about to feel the repercussions of the 1929 stock market crash and the jilted suitor whose fortunes are rising due to an inheritance. In the often anthologized "Babylon Revisited," Ray Porter does an outstanding job of performing the female characters. Those two stories hint at the range of this collection....Fans will enjoy this collection's lesser known but neatly contrived stories that appear alongside some of the author's canonical tales.”—Publishers Weekly (audio review)

“The title story in this collection is Fitzgerald's comic masterpiece....Scott Brick narrates this marvelous story with enthusiasm, using a variety of subtle voices for the different characters. His reading highlights the astonishing aspects of this situation, as well as the underlying humor of the tale. In "Babylon Revisited," Ray Porter's understated reading expresses the nostalgia and regret of Charlie Wales, who returns to Paris after the onset of the Depression and reflects on the way he lived and flaunted his wealth in his halcyon days. Three other stories, "The Lost Decade," "Three Hours between Planes," and "The Bridal Party," round out this sample of Fitzgerald's short fiction.”—AudioFile



FRANCES SCOTT KEY FITZGERALD (1896-1940) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and educated at Princeton, where he was a leader in theatrical and literary activities. He began writing his first novel, This Side of Paradise, while serving in the army. Its publication in 1920 established him as the spokesman for the Jazz Age. His major novels include The Beautiful and Damned (1922), The Great Gatsby (1925), and Tender Is the Night (1934).

Index for the Stories on Cassette

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" -- Cassette 1, Side 1
"Babylon Revisited" -- Cassette 1, Side 2
"Three Hours between Planes" -- Cassette 2, Side 1
"The Bridal Party" -- Cassette 2, Side 1
"The Lost Decade" -- Cassette 2, Side 2





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