TALES OF THE JAZZ AGE

In 'May Day' Fitzgerald weaves an account of a raucous Yale alumni party the participants of which are oblivious to the violent socialist demonstration being acted out around them. 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' is an unorthodox account of a man who ages backwards and 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz' tells the story of a young man who discovers that his friend's family possesses a diamond that is literally larger than the Ritz Carlton Hotel. This 1922 collection confirmed Fitzgerald as the voice of his generation.