A confession to a Catholic Priest leads to a terrifying judgement that Rudolph Miller had not foreseen.
Originally intended as a prologue to FitzgeraldтАЩs masterpiece тАШThe Great GatsbyтАЩ, this short tale follows the life of 11-year-old Catholic Rudolph Miller, who fantasises about his self-created alter ego, Blatchford Sarnemington.
First published in тАШThe American MercuryтАЩ in 1924, it was later included in Fitzgerald's third short story collection тАШAll the Sad Young MenтАЩ in 1926.
тАШAbsolutionтАЩ is the ideal read for fans of ╠БThe Great Gatsby ╠Б. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) is one of the greatest American novelists of the 20th century and the author of the classics тАШTender is the NightтАЩ and тАШThe Great GatsbyтАЩ, with the latter having been made into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan. Skillfully capturing the prosperity of post-World War One America, his writing helped illustrate the 1920s Jazz Age that he and his wife Zelda Fitzgerald were at the centre of.
A confession to a Catholic Priest leads to a terrifying judgement that Rudolph Miller had not foreseen.
Originally intended as a prologue to FitzgeraldтАЩs masterpiece тАШThe Great GatsbyтАЩ, this short tale follows the life of 11-year-old Catholic Rudolph Miller, who fantasises about his self-created...