The Beautiful and Damned (Collins Classics)

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From the author of The Great Gatsby, a tale of marriage and disappointment in the Roaring Twenties.

Fitzgeralds rich and detailed novel of the decadent Jazz Era follows the beautiful and vibrant Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria as they navigate the heady lifestyle of the young and wealthy in 1920s New York. Patch is the presumptive heir to his grandfathers fortune, and keeps his equally spoiled wife in comfort while biding time until his grandfathers death. Patch is unable to hold down any kind of job and spends his days in luxury, indulging in whatever pleasures are available. But as the money begins to fail, so does their marriage. Patchs gradual descent into alcoholism, depression and alienation from his marriage ultimately lead to his ruin. Fitzgeralds novel is a remorseless exploration of the horrors of an age of excess and lost innocence.

F. Scott Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Despite his present popularity, Fitzgerald was often in financial trouble, due to the fact that only one of his novels sold well enough to support the extravagant lifestyle that he and his wife Zelda adopted, and later Zeldas medical bills. His novel The Great Gatsby has sold millions of copies and remains a continual best-seller.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald (18961940) is regarded as one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century. His short stories and novels are set in the American Jazz Age of the Roaring Twenties and include This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night, The Great Gatsby, The Last Tycoon, and Tales of the Jazz Age.