"He was a baby of some seventy years... and he was born in a crib."

In 1860 Baltimore, the prominent Button family is scandalized when their newborn son arrives not as a soft-skinned infant, but as a seventy-year-old man with a long white beard and a stooped back. So begins the extraordinary life of Benjamin Button -- a man destined to grow younger as the world grows older. Fitzgerald tracks Benjamin's reverse journey through the shifting landscape of American history, from the Civil War to the glittering Jazz Age, as he navigates the complexities of love, fatherhood, and a social order that has no place for a man out of time.

A Masterpiece of Social Satire: While often remembered for its fantastical premise, Benjamin Button is a sharp-witted critique of the rigidity of high society. Fitzgerald uses Benjamin's condition to expose the absurdities of social expectations, fashion, and the obsession with "appropriate" behavior. It is a story where the tragedy lies not in the supernatural, but in the human inability to accept what is different.

The Heartbreak of Out of Sync Love: The emotional core of the story is Benjamin's relationship with Hildegarde Moncrief. For a brief, shining moment, their ages meet in the middle, allowing for a fleeting period of conventional happiness. But as she ages into the autumn of her life, Benjamin continues his descent into the spring of his, leading to a poignant and inevitable separation that serves as a metaphor for the universal experience of growing apart.

Witness a life lived against the clock. Purchase "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" today and experience Fitzgerald's most inventive tale.

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• Literature & FictionWorld LiteratureUnited StatesShort Stories

• Publication Date: January 7, 2026
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• Print Length: 48 Pages
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