Love in the Night

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Overview

"But the question of love in the night was the thing nearest his heart...there was a lovely unknown girl concerned in it, and that it ought to take place beneath the Riviera moon." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, Love in the Night (1925) Love in the Night (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in the Saturday Evening Post at the height of the author's popularity as a magazine fiction writer. His formula of love and success is evident in the romance between the main character, Val, a Russian-American aristocrat, and an American heiress. Fitzgerald loosely based the protagonist on his friend, Prince Val Engalitcheff who allegedly committed suicide in 1923. Set on a yacht in the French Riviera this is a must-read for those who wish to escape reality and enjoy Fitzgerald's well-crafted prose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646795550
Publisher:	Cosimo Classics
Publication date:	04/08/1905
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.08(d)

About the Author

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (1896-1940) was born in Minnesota to upper middle-class parents and married socialite Zelda, which heavily influenced his literary masterwork, The Great Gatsby (1925). Fitzgerald is noted for his depiction of The Jazz Age and as a short story writer, screenwriter, and great American novelist.

Date of Birth:

September 24, 1896

Date of Death:

December 21, 1940

Place of Birth:

St. Paul, Minnesota

Education:

Princeton University