Charlie
In Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited" Charlie is an American in Paris, estranged from his in-laws and desperate to be re-united with his daughter Honoria. Throughout his stay in the city, the narrative allows glimpses of Charlie& Continue Reading...
Babylon Revisited and Roman Fever
In both the short stories "Babylon Revisited" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton the main characters are American who have become disenchanted with their home country. Each leaves their homela Continue Reading...
Babylon Revisited, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a 1930 short story first published in 1931, free inside the Telegraph and on Saturday Evening Post. The short story saw a movie adaptation in 1954 titled The Last Time I Saw Paris. Set just a year Continue Reading...