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The Beautiful and Damned

Pages
458
Published
1922
Language
English

Synopsis

Meet Anthony Patch, an aspiring aesthete and heir to a fortune, and his beautiful wife, Gloria. Their marriage, fueled by alcohol and avarice, teeters on the brink as they await a massive inheritance. This novel offers a sharp look at the excesses of the Roaring Twenties, the allure of New York nightlife, and the destructive consequences of unchecked ambition.

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About the author

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties. He finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night and his most famous, the celebrated classic, The Great Gatsby. A fifth, unfinished novel, *The Lov...

Characters

Gloria PatchProtagonist
Anthony PatchProtagonist
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