3 Review(s)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories is a collection of seven classic stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Summary of the Book Benjamin Button is a baby. He needs someone to constantly take care of him, to hand him the things he needs, like his cigars and his cane. He needs constant grooming, for his long, smoke-coloured beard. He’s the most curious baby around, for he doesn’t age like normal people. No, Benjamin is a man born out of time, in constant mockery of the disease of aging. Born an old man, Benjamin grows younger and younger with age, but how long will this macabre transformation go on, and what does it mean for him in his old age? This book contains this and six other stories, including: The Cut-Glass Bowl, The Four Fists, May Day, Head and Shoulders, "O Russet Witch!", and Crazy Sunday. About F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American writer best remembered for his short stories and novels. He coined the term "the Jazz Age" and is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century. He has also written: This Side of Paradise, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Beautiful and Damned and Tender is the Night. The first story in this book was loosely adapted into a hit drama film by David Fincher in 2008 starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The film won three Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director for Fincher, Best Actor for Pitt and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson among several other nominations.