The Beautiful and Damned

Name: The Beautiful and Damned
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780141187815
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By F Scott Fitzgerald and F. Scott Fitzgerald

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the lives of Anthony Patch and his wife, Gloria, as they navigate the high society of New York City during the Jazz Age. Faced with the allure of wealth and the superficial glamour of their social circle, they struggle with the consequences of excess and ambition. The novel portrays the moral and emotional decline that comes with the pursuit of affluence and the disillusionment of fading dreams.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the complexities of love and ambition set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties. It captures the glamour and excess of the era, intertwined with a critique of the pursuit of wealth and status, which leads to personal and moral conflicts. Fans of character-driven narratives and the exploration of the American Dream will likely find it compelling.

The Beautiful and Damned

Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth.

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Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end.

Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth. But as money becomes tight, their marriage becomes impossible.

And with their inheritance still distant, Anthony and Gloria must grow up and face reality; they may be beautiful but they are also damned.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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The Beautiful and Damned is generally praised for its exploration of themes like the American Dream, excess, and the decadence of the Jazz Age. Many reviews appreciate Fitzgerald's eloquent prose and the vivid portrayal of characters struggling with moral and existential dilemmas. However, some readers find the pace slow and the characters' flaws challenging to sympathize with, leading to mixed feelings about the overall narrative.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141187815

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by Geoff Dyer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 288g

Pages: 384

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

F. Scott Fizgerald was born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota, and went to Princeton University, which he left in 1917 to join the army. He was said to have epitomized the Jazz Age, which he himself defined as 'a generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken'. In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre. Their traumatic marriage and her subsequent breakdowns became the leading influence on his writing. Among his publications were five novels, This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender is the Night and The Last Tycoon (his last and unfinished work). Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940.