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This pictorial autobiography of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald documents two lives that have become legendary. The Romantic Egoists draws almost entirely from the scrapbooks and photograph albums that the Fitzgeralds scrupulously kept as their personal record and provides a wealth of illustrative material not previously available.
In a unique way this book gives Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's own story. The variety is surprising: Fitzgerald's thoughts about his early loves in St. Paul, Minnesota; a photograph of the country club in Montgomery, Alabama, where the two met, reviews of This Side of Paradise; poems to the couple from Ring Lardner; snapshots of their trips abroad; Fitzgerald's careful accounting of his earnings; a photograph of the house on Long Island where The Great Gatsby was conceived; postcards with Fitzgerald's drawings for his daughter. These rare photos and memorabilia combine into a narrative augmented by selections from Scott's and Zelda's own writings, conveying the spirit of particular moments in their lives.
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Amelie Gamet
reviewed The Romantic Egoists: A Pictorial Autobiography from the Scrapbooks and Albums of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald on July 22, 2018
The Romantic Egoists: A Pictorial Autobiography from the Scrapbooks and Albums of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
If you are a fan of the Fitzgeralds this is a must read. Scott kept several scrapbooks of various time periods of his and Zelda's life. The editors, one of which is their daughter, uses his scrapbooks and other's memorabilia as well as letters and short selections from their writing, to piece together their lives. There are many newspaper clippings, which can be difficult to read but very telling of the opinions of the time. I especially loved all of the photographs of the couple including a 1924 "selfie" of Scott!
This book was well worth the read but it definitely is not a quick read. Reading tiny, faded, and sometimes blurred newsprint from 80 years ago made for strained reading. But still, I loved it!! It was so cool to read for myself from the original newspapers and magazines. The editors added captions and important information needed to understand the context of the pictures and texts.
One big flaw of the book was the decision of the editors not to "translate" hand written letters, notes, postcards, ledger entries, and other commentaries into a typed text form. It was very disappointing to realize that you have a first hand account from Scott himself only to realize you have no idea what it says because you can't read his handwriting.
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