![]() The lines we can draw between that time and the ’80s are fascinating to me." (less) I was particularly interested in those who regrouped in Paris after the war, who tried to recreate some of what had been lost. The arts scene in Paris was interrupted by WWI and between the war and the influenza of 1918, a whole generation was decimated. In particular, I was struck by the similarities between the way Paris was a refuge for so many misfit artists, and the role big American cities like Chicago have played for young LGBTQA+ people. The parallels between that generation and the generation we lost in the ’80s is something I explore in the novel. I have never cared for any men as much as for these who felt the first springs when I did, and saw death ahead, and were reprieved-and who now walk the long stormy summer.”įitzgerald is referring to the lost generation, and the quote struck me as so counterintuitive-we often think of that generation as jaded and worldly. Scott Fitzgerald quote that serves as one of the novel’s epigraphs: Scott Fitzgerald quote that serves as one of the novel’s epigraphs: “We were the great believer …more The author's full answer: ![]() ![]() ![]() Eileen The author's full answer: "The title is taken from an F. ![]()
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