{"product_id":"the-pat-hobby-stories","title":"The Pat Hobby Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eWritten during F. Scott Fitzgerald's Hollywood years, a witty collection of tales where humor and heartbreak collide through the eyes of a once-successful screenwriter--now with a new foreword by Fitzgerald's great-granddaughter Blake Hazard and a bonus Pat Hobby story that has never before been published in print.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiterary legend F. Scott Fitzgerald pulls back the curtain on the glitz, chaos, and absurdity of the movie industry through the eyes of Pat Hobby, a screenwriter clinging to his faded dreams. Pat's amusing misadventures offer a glimpse into the life of a man caught between the illusions of ambition and reality's disappointments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in 1930s Hollywood--a place where lunchroom gossip held as much power as the scripts themselves--Pat's world is one of desperation and hustle. Once celebrated for his screenwriting, he's now a relic, scraping by on odd jobs and his half-baked schemes to make a buck. Pat navigates town with a blend of cunning and futility. \"This was not art, this was an industry,\" he observes, capturing the soul of a system where creativity takes a back seat to profit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e from 1939 to 1940, these stories were born from Fitzgerald's own struggles to make it in Hollywood. The result is a darkly funny and brilliantly crafted portrait of an antihero writer who's willing to go for broke.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943382057191,"sku":"9780684804422","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_94f2cec6-cce5-400a-88d9-fcd72041f026.jpg?v=1775321054","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-pat-hobby-stories","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}