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Firecrackers - A Realistic Novel (Hardcover)
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Firecrackers - A Realistic Novel (Hardcover)
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Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel (1925) is a novel by Carl Van
Vechten. Published in the same year as F. Scott Fitzgerald's The
Great Gatsby and Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Van
Vechten's novel has been recognized as an important document of the
Jazz Age, a decade of bohemian excess and artistic experimentation
that changed the shape of American and European culture. "You must
think of a group of people in terms of a packet of firecrackers.
You ignite the first cracker and the flash fires the fuse of the
second, and so on, until, after a series of crackling detonations,
the whole bunch has exploded, and nothing survives but a few torn
and scattered bits of paper, blackened with powder." In Van
Vechten's novel, an explosive group of friends welcomes a handsome
young man into their midst. Gunnar O'Grady, an athlete and a jack
of all trades, soon becomes an object of obsession for men and
women alike. As he tries to satisfy their needs and desires while
working to support himself, he begins to question the meaning of
friendship itself. Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel, Van Vechten's
fourth novel, is a fascinating work of fiction from a man who was
always one step ahead of the rest. With a beautifully designed
cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Carl
Van Vechten's Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel is a classic of
American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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