The Beautiful and Damned

Auteurs

• Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Paramètres

• Pages: 286 pages
• Temps de lecture: 11 heures

• Adapté au cinéma
• Classiques
• Fiction
• Littérature américaine
• Personnalités

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Set in the Jazz Age, this novel explores the life of Anthony Patch, a man unmotivated by the promise of inheritance, leading him into a life of aimlessness and alcoholism. His relationship with the beautiful Gloria Gilbert, an aspiring actress, highlights the moral decay of the American upper class in the early 20th century. The story delves into themes of intimacy and the complexities of married life, reflecting Fitzgerald's own experiences with his wife Zelda. It serves as a poignant character study of individuals trapped by their pasts.

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• Année de publication: 2016