Ginevra King - Literary Legacy

Literary Legacy

King is thought to have exerted a great influence on Fitzgerald's writing, perhaps as much as his relationship with his wife, Zelda. His work abounds with characters modeled on King. These characters include:

  • Judy Jones in "Winter Dreams"
  • Isabelle Borge in This Side of Paradise
  • Most notably, Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby
  • Fitzgerald also recreated their meeting in "Babes in the Woods," from the collection Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Other Stories; this was reused in This Side of Paradise.

King is also featured in the books The Perfect Hour by James L.W. West III, and in a fictionalized form in Gatsby's Girl by Caroline Preston. The musical The Pursuit of Persephone tells the story of King's romance with Fitzgerald.

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