Tales of the Jazz Age (Macmillan Popular Classics)

A collection of eleven compelling stories that appeared individually in several reputed American magazines, Tales of the Jazz Age was published in 1922. Amusing, ironic and incisive, Fitzgerald covers themes related to wealth disparity and social decadence as depicted in ‘May Day’ and even fantasies, as in ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’. Possibly the most popular story in the collection, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ off ers a unique take on the human condition and was adapted for cinema in 2008, with Brad Pitt playing the lead role.