The Beautiful and the Damned

by Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Overview

First published in 1922, The Beautiful and the Damned followed Fitzgerald's impeccable debut, This Side of Paradise, thus securing his place in the tradition of great American novelists. Embellished with the author's lyrical prose, here is the story of Harvard-educated, aspiring aesthete Anthony Patch and his beautiful wife, Gloria. As they await the inheritance of his grandfather's fortune, their reckless marriage sways under the influence of alcohol and avarice. A devastating look at the nouveau riche and New York nightlife, as well as the ruinous effects of wild ambition, The Beautiful and the Damned achieved stature as one of Fitzgerald's most accomplished novels. Its distinction as a classic endures to this day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788826443812
Publisher:	Gérald Gallas
Publication date:	05/31/2017
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) was an American Jazz Age author of novels and short stories. He is regarded as one of the greatest twentieth century writers. Fitzgerald was of the self-styled "Lost Generation," Amer-icans born in the 1890s who came of age during World War I. He finished four novels, left a fifth unfinished, and wrote dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth, despair, and age.

Other Books of Author:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922)
The Great Gatsby (1925)
Tender is the Night (1933)
This Side of Paradise (1920)
"I Didn't Get Over" (1936)
The Rich Boy (1926)
Jacob's Ladder (1927)
The Sensible Thing (1924)
Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1920)