Années 20 : essais, biographies ...

Je vous propose dans ce topic de partager vos références d'ouvrages (historiques, littéraires, sociologiques ...) sur les années 20 en dehors de la fiction.

J'ai pour ma part noté ces deux titres :

Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby de Sarah Churchwell
 

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A fascinating look at the autumn of 1922, when F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda returned to New York and the seeds for The Great Gatsby were sown

Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world's best-loved books, delighting readers across the world. Careless People tells the true story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, exploring in newly rich detail the relation of Fitzgerald's classic to the chaotic world he in which he lived. Fitzgerald set his novel in 1922, and Careless People carefully reconstructs the crucial months during which Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald returned to New York in the autumn of 1922 - the parties, the drunken weekends at Great Neck, Long Island, the drives back into the city to the jazz clubs and speakeasies, the casual intersection of high society and organized crime, and the growth of celebrity culture of which the Fitzgeralds themselves were the epitome. And for the first time it returns to the story of Gatsby the high-profile murder that provided a crucial inspiration for Fitzgerald's tale.

With wit and insight, Sarah Churchwell traces the genesis of a masterpiece, discovering where fiction comes from, and how it takes shape in the mind of a genius. Blending biography and history with lost and forgotten newspaper accounts, letters, and newly discovered archival material, Careless People is the biography of a book, telling the extraordinary tale of how F. Scott Fitzgerald created a classic and in the process discovered modern America.

Et celui-ci (plus anecdotique mais qui a l'air sympa) :

Bright Young Things: Life in the Roaring Twenties d'Alison Maloney :

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Bright Young Things is a thoroughly entertaining non-fiction account of 'the real Downton Abbey', which brings to life the historical backdrop of the series in an informative, fun and engaging book.

So step into a time of hot jazz and even hotter all-night dance halls, as Alison Maloney shares the gossip about life in the Roaring Twenties. Read all about it: high society's scandalous exploits, fresh new fashions, the Charleston dance craze, costume parties, talking movies and, of course, the feisty flapper.

With chapters such as Makin' Whoopee, Cocktail Hour and Upstairs, Downstairs, Bright Young Things takes a sweeping look at the changing society of the Jazz Age, as life below stairs vanished forever, loose morals ran riot, and new inventions made it seem anything was possible. Peppered with first-person accounts that convey the spirit of the era in the words of those who lived it, Bright Young Things is a scintillating celebration of a truly iconic decade.

J'ai cette biographie de Fitzgerald



Pas vraiment eu l'occasion de trouver des ouvrages historiques sur les années 20

Careless People a l'air pas mal.

Ah oui, j'avais oublié qu'Autrement avait publié cette biographie ! Merci pour le rappel Constance  

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Careless People a l'air pas mal.

Oui, d'après ce que j'ai pu lire, c'est un ouvrage de référence.

Je ne connais pas d'essais sur les années 20, mais Careless people me tente bien, de même que le Kendall Taylor.