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The Beautiful and Damned

3.74 (49,241 ratings by Goodreads)

English

By (author): F. Scott Fitzgerald

A gripping account of the complexities of marriage, largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship with his wife, Zelda.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Featuring an afterword by Ned Halley.

The Beautiful and Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune. Anthony and his wife Gloria are young and gorgeous, rich and leisured, and dedicate their lives to the reckless pursuit of happiness. But this intimate story turns tragic, as their marriage disintegrates under the weight of their expectations, dissipation, jealousy and aimlessness.

Fitzgerald skilfully portrays the east-coast elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with all of Fitzgerald's novels, it is a brilliant character study written in breathtaking prose.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 266g
  • Dimensions: 103 x 157mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Sep 2016
  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781509826384

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was born into a well-to-do Catholic family living in St Paul Minnesota. At Princeton University he decided to become a writer leaving without graduating in 1917 to join the army when America entered the First World War. Believing he would be killed at the front he hurriedly wrote his first novel but was not sent to Europe. His first novel This Side of Paradise (1920) was published to great critical acclaim. He married Zelda Sayle a week after the publication and they embarked on an extravagant lifestyle in New York which provided much material for The Beautiful and Damned (1922). By this time their daughter Scottie had been born Scott and Zelda had moved to Long Island which was to be the setting of Fitzgerald's next novel The Great Gatsby (1925). His fourth novel Tender is the Night was published in 1934.

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