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The Crack-Up

Book • 2009

F Scott Fitzgerald

The Crack-Up is a posthumous collection of essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald, compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson.

It includes three essays originally published in Esquire magazine in 1936, along with letters and notes.

The book provides a candid look at Fitzgerald's life, exploring themes of personal struggle, fame, and the disillusionment of the Jazz Age.

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Ryan Holiday

in the context of his writing process and the challenges of dealing with success.

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Ryan Holiday

as an incredible and sad memoir about discipline and destiny.

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Ryan Holiday

in relation to William Seabrook's memoir, "Asylum."

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Grant Faulkner

as an early example of confessional writing, despite not being strictly a memoir.

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Dustin Yellin

as an author whose work he was obsessed with, leading to a psychotic break.

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