The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

by Francis Scott Fitzgerald

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Language: en

Published in: 1922

Subject(s): Short Fiction

Source: http://www.gutenberg.org

Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).

This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world I have scarcely given his idea a fair trial. Several weeks after completing it, I discovered an almost identical plot in ... (more)

Comments (4 comments)


holly9267
holly9267
on Sep 25, 2009 at 05:05

if i have a kindle how do i get the books on there?


shadedgirl
shadedgirl
on Jul 28, 2009 at 21:41

I made the mistake of watching the movie before knowing that there was a book. While it might sound cliched to say that the book is better, I think it fair to say that it is more a case of each being entirely seperate pieces of work. Very enjoyable read.



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