Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of the Great Gatsby
- ISBN-10
- 0143126253
- ISBN-13
- 9780143126256
- Series
- Careless People
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Sarah Churchwell
Description
Originally published: London: Virago, 2013
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