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Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel (1925) is a novel by Carl Van Vechten. Published in the same year as F. Scott Fitzgeraldâ?Ts The Great Gatsby and Anita Loosâ?T Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Van Vechtenâ?Ts novel has been recognized as an important document of the Jazz Age, a decade of bohemian excess and artistic experimentation that changed the shape of American and European culture. â?oYou must think of a group of people in terms of a packet of firecrackers. You ignite the first cracker and the flash fires the fuse of the second, and so on, until, after a series of crackling detonations, the whole bunch has exploded, and nothing survives but a few torn and scattered bits of paper, blackened with powder.â?? In Van Vechtenâ?Ts novel, an explosive group of friends welcomes a handsome young man into their midst. Gunnar Oâ?TGrady, an athlete and a jack of all trades, soon becomes an object of obsession for men and women alike. As he tries to satisfy their needs and desires while working to support himself, he begins to question the meaning of friendship itself. Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel, Van Vechtenâ?Ts fourth novel, is a fascinating work of fiction from a man who was always one step ahead of the rest. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Carl Van Vechtenâ?Ts Firecrackers: A Realistic Novel is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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