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Literary legend F. Scott Fitzgerald pulls back the curtain on the glitz, chaos, and absurdity of the movie industry through the eyes of Pat Hobby, a screenwriter clinging to his faded dreams. Pat’s amusing misadventures offer a glimpse into the life of a man caught between the illusions of ambition and reality’s disappointments.
Set in 1930s Hollywood—a place where lunchroom gossip held as much power as the scripts themselves—Pat’s world is one of desperation and hustle. Once celebrated for his screenwriting, he’s now a relic, scraping by on odd jobs and his half-baked schemes to make a buck. Pat navigates town with a blend of cunning and futility. “This was not art, this was an industry,” he observes, capturing the soul of a system where creativity takes a back seat to profit.
Originally published in Esquire from 1939 to 1940, these stories were born from Fitzgerald’s own struggles to make it in Hollywood. The result is a darkly funny and brilliantly crafted portrait of an antihero writer who’s willing to go for broke.
Literary legend F. Scott Fitzgerald pulls back the curtain on the glitz, chaos, and absurdity of the movie industry through the eyes of Pat Hobby, a screenwriter clinging to his faded dreams. Pat’s amusing misadventures offer a glimpse into the life of a man caught between the illusions of ambition and reality’s disappointments.
Set in 1930s Hollywood—a place where lunchroom gossip held as much power as the scripts themselves—Pat’s world is one of desperation and hustle. Once celebrated for his screenwriting, he’s now a relic, scraping by on odd jobs and his half-baked schemes to make a buck. Pat navigates town with a blend of cunning and futility. “This was not art, this was an industry,” he observes, capturing the soul of a system where creativity takes a back seat to profit.
Originally published in Esquire from 1939 to 1940, these stories were born from Fitzgerald’s own struggles to make it in Hollywood. The result is a darkly funny and brilliantly crafted portrait of an antihero writer who’s willing to go for broke.
Introduction by Arnold Gingrich
Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish
A Man in the Way
"Boil Some Water -- Lots of It"
Teamed with Genius
Pat Hobby and Orson Welles
Pat Hobby's Secret
Pat Hobby, Putative Father
The Homes of the Stars
Pat Hobby Does His Bit
Pat Hobby's Preview
No Harm Trying
A Patriotic Short
On the Trail of Pat Hobby
Fun in an Artist's Studio
Two Old-Timers
Mightier Than the Sword
Pat Hobby's College Days
Appendix
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | SCRIBNER BOOKS CO |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780684804422 |
| ISBN-10: | 0684804425 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
| Hersteller: |
Simon & Schuster
SCRIBNER BOOKS CO |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 204 x 134 x 12 mm |
| Von/Mit: | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.12.1995 |
| Gewicht: | 0,174 kg |
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