The powerful story of Benjamin Button, who starts his life as an old man and gradually becomes younger, is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best known stories, and now a major motion picture. "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...

Born with the appearance and intellect of an old man, Benjamin Button suffers through a childhood marked with mistreatment and misunderstanding. Despite his condition, he manages to lead an ambitious, out-of-order life, getting younger and younger as the years add up around him. The Curi...

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...

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...

In 1860 Baltimore, Benjamin is born with the physical appearance of a 70-year-old man, already capable of speech. His father Roger invites neighborhood boys to play with him and orders him to play with children's toys, but Benjamin obeys only to please his father. At five, Benjamin is sent to kinder...

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...

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in Collier's Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age ...

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...

First published in 1922, it tells the story of a baby who is born with the physical appearance of a 70-year-old man, and then rejuvenates through aging. The novella has been adapted for the screen in 2008. The movie, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, was directed by David Fincher.

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 af...

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...

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...

About The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in Colliers Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occa...

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...

About The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in Colliers Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occa...

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This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that th...

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in Collier's Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age ...

In this story, a baby born in 1860 begins life as an old man and proceeds to age backward. F. Scott Fizgerald hinted at this kind of inversion when he called his era "e;a generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken."e; Perhaps nowhere in American fict...

In this story, a baby born in 1860 begins life as an old man and proceeds to age backward. F. Scott Fizgerald hinted at this kind of inversion when he called his era "e;a generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken."e; Perhaps nowhere in American fict...

These short stories offer insights into many themes, characters, and techniques that emerged in Fitzgerald's later works. In the title story of this collection by one of America's greatest writers, a baby born in 1860 begins life as an old man and proceeds to age backward. F. Scott Fizgerald hint...

The powerful story of Benjamin Button, who starts his life as an old man and gradually becomes younger, is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best known stories, and now a major motion picture. "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...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, originally published in Colliers Magazine on May 27th, 1922. The story follows Benjamin's life from his birth in 1860. However he is no ordinary child, as he has the appearance of a 70 year old man, already capable of speec...

From the visionary genius of Francis Scott Fitzgerald comes this extraordinary story of madness and wonder, dealing with the blurred boundaries between reality and illusion. In the heart of New Orleans, Benjamin Button grows up backwards, aging in reverse of all human beings. Through his unique and ...

The powerful story of Benjamin Button, who starts his life as an old man and gradually becomes younger, is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best known stories, and now a major motion picture. "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...

"I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a short story written by F. ...

In 1860 Baltimore, Benjamin is born with the physical appearance of a 70-year-old man, already capable of speech. At five, Benjamin is sent to kindergarten but has to be quickly withdrawn after he repeatedly falls asleep during child activities. When Benjamin turns 12, the Button family realizes tha...

Although better known today for his novels, in the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald ranked among the top writers of magazine fiction. Fitzgerald represented the dreams and aspirations of the post-World War I generation in his life as well as his works. With his glamorous wife, Zelda, and his cosmopolitan s...

The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, plus eighteen other stories by the beloved author of The Great Gatsby

In the title story of this collection by one of America's greatest writers, a baby born in 1860 begins life as an old man and proceeds...

Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted story writers. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories.

In 1860 ...

Recently the basis for a major motion picture starring Hollywood golden boy Brad Pitt, "e;The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"e; was written in 1922 by the golden boy of early twentieth-century American fiction, F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of such era-defining masterworks as The Great Gatsby...

Born with the appearance and intellect of an old man, Benjamin Button suffers through a childhood marked with mistreatment and misunderstanding. Despite his condition, he manages to lead an ambitious, out-of-order life, getting younger and younger as the years add up around him. The Curious Case ...

Born an old man, Benjamin Button lived a very curious life, backwards

When Benjamin Button's father arrives at hospital he is surprised and ashamed to find his new baby boy is a weathered, aged man, for all appearances no younger than seventy years old. As time goes by, young Benjam...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story follows Benjamin's life from his birth. However he is no ordinary child, as he has the appearance of a 70 year old man, already capable of speech. His family soon realizes that Benjamin is aging in reverse, bec...

F. Scott Fitzgerald created the novella "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" as a short story, originally published in Collier's magazine in 1922.

It tells the tale of Benjamin, son of Roger Button, who was born as an old man and who, over the course of his life, miraculously ag...

In "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," F. Scott Fitzgerald crafts a poignant narrative that explores themes of time, identity, and the human condition through the life of its eponymous protagonist, who ages in reverse. Set against the backdrop of a burgeoning 20th-century America, Fitzgerald empl...

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' readers are transported to a world where age defies logic and time operates in reverse. This short story explores the life of Benjamin Button, a man born as an old man who grows younger as the years progress. Fitzgerald's elegant prose ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" explores the complexities of time, identity, and the human experience in a narrative that oscillates between whimsical absurdity and poignant reflection. The story follows Benjamin, a man who inexplicably ages in reverse, challenging conven...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in Colliers Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age ...

Full grown with a long, smoke-coloured beard, requiring the services of a cane and fonder of cigars than warm milk, Benjamin Button is a very curious baby indeed. And, as Benjamin becomes increasingly youthful with the passing years, his family wonders why he persists in the embarrassing folly of li...

In 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' F. Scott Fitzgerald masterfully weaves a tale imbued with the surreal and the poignant, conveying existential themes through the life of a man who ages in reverse. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald employs a blend of whimsical narrative an...

The classic story of a man who ages backwards-and inspiration for the film starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett-by the author of The Great Gatsby.

Penned by one of the greatest literary talents of the twentieth century, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button follows the adventures of a man...

What if life ran in reverse? The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a mesmerizing tale of a man who is born old and grows younger with time-a thought-provoking journey through love, destiny, and the relentless march of time.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic short story takes readers on an ex...

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He was born old-and grew younger with time.

In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, F. Scott Fitzgerald flips the script on human life with a surreal yet poignant story of a man who ages in reverse. Born as a 70-year-old and regressing to infancy, Benjamin must confront society's expectat...