Level 3: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Book and Multi-ROM with MP3 Pack (Pearson English Active Readers) - Softcover

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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9781292121505: Level 3: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Book and Multi-ROM with MP3 Pack (Pearson English Active Readers)

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ISBN 10: 1292121505 ISBN 13: 9781292121505

Publisher: PEARSON - IMPORTADOS, 2015

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F. Scott Fitzgerald makes anti-bellum Baltimore his setting for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a fantastical tale with some Poe-like overtones about a baby born at age seventy who then lives life in reverse, his hair turning in the dozen years of his life from white to iron-gray, the network of wrinkles on his face becoming less pronounced. What ramifications that creates for Benjamin's relationship with his father first and then later with his wife and his own son makes for some fantastical situations.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is read by Scott Brick. This collection also includes The Lost Decade, read by Paul Michael Garcia; Three Hours between Planes, read by Jeff Cummings; The Bridal Party, read by Grover Gardner; and Babylon Revisited, read by Ray Porter.

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About the Author

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was one of the greatest American authors. In fact he is regarded by many as one the greatest ever authors. He published only four novels but a myriad of short stories. He chronicled (and effectively defined) an age but his writing also transcended this to allow insights into humanity only found with the greatest of novelists.

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The title story in this collection is Fitzgerald's comic masterpiece, in which a baby is born at age 70 and proceeds through his life growing younger. Scott Brick narrates this marvelous story with enthusiasm, using a variety of subtle voices for the different characters. His reading highlights the astonishing aspects of this situation, as well as the underlying humor of the tale. In "Babylon Revisited," Ray Porter's understated reading expresses the nostalgia and regret of Charlie Wales, who returns to Paris after the onset of the Depression and reflects on the way he lived and flaunted his wealth in his halcyon days. Three other stories, "The Lost Decade," "Three Hours Between Planes," and "The Bridal Party," round out this sample of Fitzgerald's short fiction. K.M. � AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright � AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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