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Modern · Stories / novel

The Crack-Up

by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by F. Scott Fitzgerald examining wealth, youth, decline; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1945
Origin
United States
Era
Modern
Genre
Stories / novel
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by F. Scott Fitzgerald examining wealth, youth, decline; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.