所有生命都是個邁向崩潰的過程。」 「在靈魂真正黝暗的深夜，時時刻刻都是凌晨三點，日復一日。」 本書收錄五篇費茲傑羅的經典傑作，包含四篇小說及一篇三段式散文。 〈冬之夢〉 翩然降臨的美女成了少年一輩子揮之不去的夢，那夢時遠時近，卻終將如雪水般消逝。其中可見代表作《大亨小傳》的原型，道盡所有關於愛的執迷與虛幻。 〈班傑明．巴頓奇妙的一生〉 如果人的一生是從老到幼逆向而行，會是甚麼樣子？靈感來自馬克．吐溫的一句話：「如果我們能夠從八十歲出生，逐漸接近十八歲，人生一定更美好。」費茲傑羅以此發想寫就，卻發現在時間無情的洪流之下，逆向而行的孤寂無奈。比電影更殘酷揪心的原作。 〈殘火〉 金童玉女般的作家與女演員結婚，幸福美滿的生活羨煞所有人，但無情的命運就在轉角處，等著改寫所有幸福的定義。費茲傑羅將自己對幸福的想像與對現實的無奈都投射其中，造就這篇既甜美又傷神的小說，也具體呈現費茲傑羅內在分合對立的矛盾性格。 〈最後的吻〉 剛嶄露頭角的製片人結識帶著明星夢跨洋而來的英國女孩，為她帶著悲劇氣息的美所吸引，卻只能見著她在殘酷的好萊塢中逐漸沉淪，隨著無數青春一同葬送於無形。 〈崩潰〉 費茲傑羅晚年面對憂鬱摧殘，最深刻的自剖。分三個月在Esquire雜誌刊出，隨即引來藝文圈眾多撻伐，懦夫、曝露狂、道德敗壞等批評如潮而至。文章刊出後四年費茲傑羅猝逝，如今卻因真誠展現了偉大文學心靈的幽暗掙扎，顯得深刻動人。 本書特色: ☆ 最好的朋友，最強的對手！費茲傑羅、海明威，跨越時空再度交鋒！ ☆《冬之夢──費茲傑羅短篇傑作選》VS《一個乾淨明亮的地方──海明威短篇傑作選》 ☆破天荒跨出版社合作，一人出版與逗點文創攜手帶您重回《午夜巴黎》中繽紛絢爛的黃金年代。 亦敵亦友的海明威與費茲傑羅於新世紀再一次針鋒相對。費茲傑羅華麗而耽溺，一輩子沉迷於酒精與虛浮的夢；海明威陽剛而簡練，一輩子追求冒險與真實的痛。兩大巨人如彗星般撞擊出文學中所有關於愛情、酒精、戰爭、簡潔、華麗、幻滅、死亡等醉人的魔力。

The French Riviera in the 1920s was 'discovered' by Dick and Nicole Diver who turned it into the playground of the rich and glamorous. Among their circle is Rosemary Hoyt, the beautiful starlet, who falls in love with Dick and is enraptured by Nicole, unaware of the corruption and dark secrets that haunt their marriage. When Dick becomes entangled with Rosemary, he fractures the delicate structure of his relationship with Nicole and the lustre of their life together begins to tarnish. Tender is the Night is an exquisite novel that reflects not only Fitzgerald's own personal tragedy, but also the shattered idealism of the society in which he lived.

Today F. Scott Fitzgerald is better known for his novels, but in his own time, his fame rested squarely on his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted writers of stories and novellas. Now, a half-century after the author's death, the premier Fitzgerald scholar and biographer, Matthew J. Bruccoli, has assembled in one volume the full scope of Fitzgerald's best short fiction: forty-three sparkling masterpieces, ranging from such classic novellas as "The Rich Boy," "May Day," and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" to his commercial work for the "Saturday Evening Post" and its sister "slicks." For the reader, these stories will underscore the depth and extraordinary range of Fitzgerald's literary talents. Furthermore, Professor Bruccoli's illuminating preface and introductory headnotes establish the literary and biographical settings in which these stories now shine anew with brighter luster than ever.

《了不起的盖茨比》是美国二十世纪最杰出的作家之一弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德（1896-1940）最著名的代表作。《了不起的盖茨比》的主要内容包括：二十世纪二十年代的美国，空气里弥漫着欢歌与纵饮的气息。一个偶然的机会，穷职员尼克闯入了挥金如土的大富翁盖茨比隐秘的世界，惊讶地发现，他内心惟一的牵绊竟是对河岸那盏小小的绿灯：灯影婆娑中，住着心爱的黛西。然而，冰冷的现实容不下缥缈的梦，到头来，盖茨比心中的女神只不过是凡尘俗世的物质女郎。当一切真相大白，盖茨比的悲剧人生亦如烟花般，璀璨只是一瞬，幻灭才是永恒。一阕华丽的“爵士时代”的挽歌，在菲茨杰拉德笔下，如诗如梦，在美国当代文学史上留下了墨色浓重的印痕。二十世纪末，美国学术界权威在百年英语文学长河中选出一百部最优秀的小说，《了不起的盖茨比》众望所归，高居第二位，傲然跻身当代经典行列。 Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach! Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby - young, handsome, fabulously rich - always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. And soon this destructive obsession will force his world to unravel.

在线阅读本书 Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are the Divers, Dick and Nicole who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets and hidden corruption that hold them together. As Dick draws closer to Rosemary, he fractures the delicate structure of his marriage and sets both Nicole and himself on to a dangerous path where only the strongest can survive. In this exquisite, lyrical novel, Fitzgerald has poured much of the essence of his own life; he has also depicted the age of materialism, shattered idealism and broken dreams.

In "Tender is the Night", Fitzgerald distilled much of his tempestuous life with his wife Zelda, and the knowledge of the wrecked, fabulous Fitzgeralds adds poignancy and regret to this tender, supple and poetic portrait. To the just-fashionable French Riviera come Dick and Nicole Diver - handsome, rich, glamorous and enormous fun. Their dinners are legend, their atmosphere magnetic, their intelligence fine. But something is wrong. Nicole has a secret and Dick a weakness. Together they head towards the rocks on which their lives crash - and only one of them really survives.