A captivating and glamorous tale of squandered talent that defined "The Lost Generation" of 1920s New York. Anthony Patch and Gloria Gibson are the golden children of the Jazz Age. They marry and embark on a life of glittering parties, lavish expenditure and scandalous revelry. When the money dries up their marriage founders. In this wistful novel Fitzgerald portrays the decline of youthful promise with devastating clarity.
It explores and portrays New York café society and the American Eastern elite during the Jazz Age before and after the Great War and in the early 1920s.[1][2] As in his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters in this novel are complex, ...
Feel the swing and sway of the Jazz Age in this collection of stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
What it meant ethically or æsthetically faded before the gorgeous concreteness of her pink - and - white feet ... No matter for Anthony , Anthony the poor in spirit , the weak and broken man with bloodshot eyes , for whom she still had ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald. Schulberg , who greatly admired Fitzgerald , later worked with Harvey Breit to adapt the book as a Broadway play ; it includes a scene in which Stearn revisits his college to do research for the movie and discovers ...
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.
The Beautiful and Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1910s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, his relationship with his wife, Gloria, his service in the army, and his alcoholism.
As in Fitzgerald's other novels, the characters are complex, especially with respect to marriage and intimacy. The book is believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship with Zelda Fitzgerald.
Anthony Patch discovers that the excesses of his financially-secure world prevent him from finding married happiness.
As in his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters in this novel are complex, especially with respect to marriage and intimacy.
It explores and portrays New York café society and the American Eastern elite during the Jazz Age before and after the Great War in the early 1920s.As in his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters in this novel are complex, materialistic ...