The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Name: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9781433236235

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 2 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Antibellum Baltimore is the setting for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a fantastical tale with some Poelike overtones about a baby born at age seventy who then lives life in reverse. Also included are The Lost Decade, Three Hours between Planes, The Bridal Party, and Babylon Revisited.

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. He attended Princeton University, joined the United States Army during World War I, and published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. That same year he married Zelda Sayre and for the next decade the couple lived in New York, Paris, and on the Riviera. Fitzgerald's masterpieces include The Beautiful and the Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. He died at the age of forty-four while working on The Last Tycoon. Fitzgerald's fiction has secured his reputation as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Adia on March 29, 2025

5 F. Scott Fitzgerald stories of varying popularity. Benjamin Button. A classic. disturbing and well written. i always thought it was funny that we never hear about the poor mother again after she had to birth the ancient Benjamin, lol. 5 stars. Babylon Revisited. the aftermath of one man's roaring 20......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 27, 2018

I'm not the biggest fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald but I also don't hate him. This audiobook is a collection of short stories he wrote. I've read these stories before but it's been a while so I thought it would be a good time to see if my opinions on the stories changed over the years. Turns out they ha......more

Goodreads review by Jim on October 01, 2018

I disliked "The Great Gatsby" when I read it in high school. As an adult, I tried to read it in paper, but couldn't get into it. I finally listened to it in audio. It was pretty awful, but he's held up as one of the great American authors. There must be some reason, so I thought I'd try some of his......more

Goodreads review by Laurus on March 03, 2023

1. Ciekawy przypadek Benjamina Buttona: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2. O, ruda czarodziejko: ⭐⭐⭐ 3. Bez namysłu: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4. Cztery razy w gębę: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5. Tył wielbłąda: ⭐⭐⭐ 6. Przybrzeżny pirat: ⭐⭐ 7. Śpiąca królewna: ⭐⭐⭐ 8. Zasadzki szczęścia: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐......more