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The Beautiful and Damned

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Beautiful and Damned, first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. 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.As in his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters in this novel are complex, especially with respect to marriage and intimacy. The work generally is considered to be based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with his wife Zelda Fitzgerald.The Beautiful and Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1910s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, and his courtship and relationship with his wife Gloria Gilbert. It describes his brief service in the Army during World War I, the couple's post-war partying life in New York, and his later alcoholism.Gloria and Anthony's story deals with the hardships of a relationship, especially when each character has a tendency to be selfish.
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Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pages
226
Publisher
Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US
Published Date
2019-05
ISBN
1096493489 9781096493488

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