Title
Strange Fruits in The Garden of Eden: "The Mysticism of Money," The Great Gatsby—and A Moveable Feast
Document Type
Book Chapter
Annotation
On the influence of Harold Loeb’s essay “The Mysticism of Money” on Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) and Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast and The Garden of Eden. Analyzes the corrupting influence of money in all four works, arguing that Hemingway attempted to rewrite and outdo The Great Gatsby in his posthumous memoir and novel.
Published in
Date
1998
Pages
235-256
COinS
Citation
Kennedy, J. Gerald and Jackson R. Bryer, eds. French Connections: Hemingway and Fitzgerald Abroad. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998.