The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Short Story
Free Audiobook and Ebook of the Story Behind the Award Winning Movie
Apr 7, 2009
The 2008 award winning movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, was adapted from the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story was first published in 1921, featuring in the Collier's magazine and was later included in the anthology, Tales of the Jazz Age. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in the movie.
The plot follows the life of Benjamin Button who ages backwards. The original short story was inspired by a remark made by Mark Twain, who had commented that “it is a pity that the best part of life comes at the beginning and the worst part at the end”.
As the short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, is now in the public domain, it is available both as a free ebook and free audiobook. This is a great way for people who have watched the film to find out more about the original story and find out how the movie plot differed.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Free Ebook
The F. Scott Fitzgerald anthology, Tales from the Jazz Age has been digitized and is available from many websites including Project Gutenberg. The ebooks available from Project Gutenberg are available in a variety of formats.
The majority of ebooks are available in plain text, which is a basic format that can be read in programs such as Windows Notepad. Other formats provide enhanced functionality and are easier to read. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is available in formats including EPUB, which can be read by Sony Reader and converted so it can be read by Amazon Kindle and devices using Mobipocket Reader.
The book is relatively small with the EPUB format being 207kb. This will make the file quick to download.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Free Audiobook
The book, Tales of the Jazz Age, has been read and recorded as part of the Librivox service. In addition to the anthology, the short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has been recorded separately. The free audiobooks are available for download in mp3 and ogg formats from the Librivox website. The audiobook version of the short story takes about an hour to play which means that it is an ideal short listen.
Other Formats
Being in the public domain, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, appears in many other places as a free ebook or audiobook. A Google search will return any new formats of this book.
Tip: If searches for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button don't return any results, try searching for Tales of the Jazz Age as the short story is often published within this anthology.
"A Big Piece of Cheese"
Not everyone has enjoyed and admired this F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. After it was published in the Collier's magazine in 1921, F. Scott Fitzgerald was amused to receive this short anonymous letter.
"Sir, I have read the story Benjamin Button in Collier's and I wish to say that as a short story writer you would make a good lunatic. I have seen many pieces of cheese in my life but of all the pieces of cheese I have ever seen you are the biggest piece. I hate to waste a piece of stationery on you but I will."
With the many free editions of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button available, a whole new range of readers can decide for themselves as to whether this is a thought provoking and interesting short story or, instead, a big piece of cheese.
Further Reading
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