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The Great Gatsby is a classic novel of ambition, illusion, wealth, longing, and disillusionment in the glittering world of the Jazz Age. The story follows Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire known for his extravagant parties, and his obsessive dream of reclaiming a lost love. Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, the novel reveals a society dazzled by money, status, beauty, and pleasure, while quietly exposing the emptiness and moral decay beneath its surface.

Zeit, Vergänglichkeit & ein Leben rückwärts – F. Scott Fitzgeralds berühmte Kurzgeschichte über das Geheimnis des Alterns, atmosphärisch gesprochen von Jürgen Fritsche. Mit „Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button" schuf F. Scott Fitzgerald eine der außergewöhnlichsten Erzählungen der amerikanischen Literatur. Benjamin Button kommt als alter Mann zur Welt – und wird mit den Jahren immer jünger. Fitzgerald verbindet Fantasie, Melancholie und feine Gesellschaftsbeobachtung zu einer bewegenden Geschichte über Identität, Liebe und die Vergänglichkeit des Lebens.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of "Ice Palace," where themes of love, identity, and the complexities of human relationships unfold against the backdrop of contrasting environments. This podcast invites listeners to explore the delicate balance between warmth and cold, both in nature and in the dynamics of personal connections. Each episode features a new complete audiobook that delves into the lives of characters navigating their passions, doubts, and aspirations, often set against the stark beauty of winter landscapes. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations ...

Reichtum, Illusion & der amerikanische Traum – F. Scott Fitzgeralds brillante Satire über Luxus und Maßlosigkeit, atmosphärisch gesprochen von Jürgen Fritsche. Mit „Ein Diamant so groß wie das Ritz" schuf F. Scott Fitzgerald eine außergewöhnliche Kurzgeschichte zwischen Gesellschaftssatire, Fantasie und Abenteuer. Der junge John Unger wird von einem wohlhabenden Mitschüler auf das abgelegene Anwesen seiner Familie eingeladen – und entdeckt dort einen unvorstellbaren Reichtum: einen gigantischen Diamanten, verborgen vor der Welt.

„Die Basil and Josephine-Geschichten" sind eine Sammlung von zwei separaten Kurzgeschichtenfolgen, die ursprünglich als Fortsetzungen in der Zeitschrift „The Saturday Evening Post" erschienen. Einige davon wurden später in „Taps at Reveille" und posthumen Kurzgeschichtensammlungen zusammengefasst. Die Basil-Geschichten schildern die emotionale Entwicklung einer Figur namens Basil Duke Lee, der als junger Mann im Mittleren Westen lebt und schließlich im Alter von 17 Jahren bereit ist, die Welt von Yale zu erobern.

Have you ever been angry with God? Are you walking through a season so painful that you've started to wonder if God is angry with you? Have you been praying and praying but starting to wonder if God is even listening? Have you put off praying because you just don't know what to say? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this podcast is for you. Angry Prayers is a podcast for hurting moms navigating grief, loss, heartbreak, disappointment, unanswered prayers, and life's hardest seasons.... also known as the hell of it. It's for the mom whose faith feels shaken, ...

Join Claire, with help from Reeling in the Queers author Paraic Kerrigan, on a 5-part journey across the decades of Irish queer history, and the queer cinema culture that grew up alongside it.

Pacing can be the difference between a breakthrough workout and a backbreaker, a PR and a DNF. In How to Run the Perfect Race, acclaimed running coach and author Matt Fitzgerald reveals how conventional training and device overdependence will keep you from accessing the full power of pacing. With a mix of fascinating science and compelling stories spanning the sport, Fitzgerald shows that pacing is the art of finding your real limit—running out of gas just as you complete the workout or cross the finish line.

The Collected Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald includes the short stories: The Great Gatsby ; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ; The Camel's Back ; The Jelly-Bean ; May Day ; Porcelain and Pink ; Tarquin of Cheapside ; Oh Russet Witch! ; The Lees of Happiness ; Mr. Icky ; Jemina, The Mountain Girl.

Die Kurzgeschichte Absolution (veröffentlicht im Jahr 1924) ist die Geschichte des heranwachsenden Rudolph Miller, eines romantischen Träumers, der versucht, seiner kleinen Stadt im Mittleren Westen zu entkommen, indem er lügt und sich ein anderes Ich schafft. Rudolphs Enthüllungen im Beichtstuhl gegenüber dem Priester, Pater Schwartz, offenbaren seine charakterlichen Schwächen. Ursprünglich als Prolog für "The Great Gatsby" (veröffentlicht im Jahr 1925) geschrieben, wollte Fitzgerald die Kindheit von Jay Gatsby enthüllen, verwarf die Idee jedoch, änderte die Namen und veröffentlichte sie als Kurzgeschichte.

A Western, of sorts.When a mysterious hole opens up in Consolation, a stranger also arrives to document the event. The two events must be linked in someway, at least that's what thinks our narrator, a black dwarf who works at the GiddyTimes saloon thinks.Written and recorded (and read in part) by Neil Fitzgerald.For questions and comments, write to him at: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.comFor more information about the author and producer, go to neil-fitzgerald.com. Help support more podcasts here: https://ko-fi.com/neilfitzgerald Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New England Motor Press Association presents: NEMPA DriveStream. We’ll be talking to our favorite New England based automotive content creators and industry pros from automotive manufacturers, restoration shops, museums and auction houses. Join hosts Craig Fitzgerald and NEMPA VP George Kennedy for a monthly conversation with the automotive industry’s most fascinating influecers. Subscribe to the NEMPA DriveStream on all your favorite podcast platforms and watch us on YouTube.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in Collier's Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories.

Speaking Christianly about, well, all sorts of things. Each episode takes a deep dive into a piece of Christian culture, theology, or practice to find out why we do the things we do and how we can do them better.

Speaking Christianly about, well, all sorts of things. Each episode takes a deep dive into a piece of Christian culture, theology, or practice to find out why we do the things we do and how we can do them better.

This 1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the life of Anthony Patch, the only heir of millionaire Adam Patch, his grandfather. Anthony is young, handsome and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful Gloria, and together they plan for the day that Anthony receives his inheritance. But what will they make of themselves in the meantime as they look forward to a life of wealth and idle leisure? What is the role of purpose in a well-lived life? Fitzgerald explores these questions in a book that is at the same time humorous, sad and tragic. (Mark Nelson)

This 1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the life of Anthony Patch, the only heir of millionaire Adam Patch, his grandfather. Anthony is young, handsome and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful Gloria, and together they plan for the day that Anthony receives his inheritance. But what will they make of themselves in the meantime as they look forward to a life of wealth and idle leisure? What is the role of purpose in a well-lived life? Fitzgerald explores these questions in a book that is at the same time humorous, sad and tragic. (Mark Nelson)

This novel tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune; the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Set in 1925, this is a novel of the Jazz Age; of ambition, of the careless rich, of wild parties and flappers and bootleg booze; and the efforts of a dreamer to reunite with his lost love. - Summary by Kara

The Great Gatsby follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale about the American Dream.First published by Scribner’s in April 1925...