"I believe in the flapper as an artist in her particular field, the art of being – being young, being lovely." -- Zelda Fitzgerald A sparkling new collection of "flapper fiction": stories featuring the iconic women who defined the Jazz Age Edited and introduced by David MEarle Vivacious, charming, irreverent, the flapper is a girl who knows how to have a roaring good time. In this collection of short stories, she’s a partygoer, a socialite, a student, a shopgirl, and an acrobat. She bobs her hair, shortens her skirt, searches for a husband and scandalises her motherShe’s a glittering object of delight, and a woman embracing a newfound independence. Bringing together stories from widely adored writers and newly discovered gems, principally sourced from the magazines of the period, this collection is a celebration of the outrageous charm of an iconic figure of the Jazz Age.  This fabulous collection includes: * Zelda Fitzgerald “What Became of the Flapper” * Dana Ames “The Clever Little Fool” * FScott Fitzgerald “Bernice Bobs her Hair” * Rudolph Fisher “Common Meter” * John Watts “Something For Nothing” * Dorothy Parker “The Mantle of Whistler” * Katherine Brush “Night Club” * Gertrude Schalk “The Chicago Kid” * Dawn Powell “Not the Marrying Kind” * Vina Delmar “Thou Shalt Not Killjoy” * Guy Gilpatric “The Bride of Ballyhoo” * Anita Loos “Why Girls Go South” * Zora Neale Hurston “Monkey Junk” Format Häftad Omfång 240 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Pushkin Press Utgivningsdatum 2023-06-29 ISBN 9781782279303