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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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  • Running Time: 01:02 hrs
    Narrator: John Pruden
    Publisher:
    Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2016
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Fitzgerald, Scott
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    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 speech. His family soon realizes that Benjamin is aging in reverse, becoming younger as the years go by. The fascinating story looks at his triumphs and struggles as he slowly gains his youth. Adding in themes of love and acceptance, F. Scott Fitzgerald details the difficulties and feelings of not fitting into ones designated age group in an entertaining and insightful manor.

    Genre:
    Classic fiction, Magic realist fiction
    Subject(s): United States | Manners and customs | Jewish families | Aging | Rejuvenation | Aging--Genetic aspects
    Original Publisher: Holland, Ohio, Dreamscape Media, LLC
    Language(s): English