{"product_id":"9781668047996","title":"Last Tycoon : An Unfinished Novel by F.Scott Fitzgerald","description":"\u003cb\u003e*With a new introduction by bestselling and iconic novelist Haruki Murakami*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's final unfinished novel is now restored to the original 1941 text, with updates by Fitzgerald scholar James L. W. West III.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen F. Scott Fitzgerald died in 1940, he left behind an unfinished draft of this poignant novel, inspired by his own experience working in Hollywood as a screenwriter. Literary critic Edmund Wilson edited Fitzgerald's notes and material to publish this text of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e in 1941. Now, this edition restores Wilson's editorial work and includes an introduction from celebrated author Haruki Murakami. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSet in Hollywood in the 1930s, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tragic story of a young film producer named Monroe Stahr. Exploring themes of ambition, power, and corruption, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e depicts Stahr's struggle to balance his personal life and professional goals with the challenges of running a successful movie studio. Based on the career of real-life producer Irving Thalberg, the head of MGM who was known as Hollywood's ';boy wonder', \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharply observed and bittersweet expos of the glittering excess of the Hollywood film industry in its prime.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302178206069,"sku":"9781668047996","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781668047996.jpg?v=1762792451","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781668047996","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}