Beautiful and Damned Fitzgerald F. Scott
Beautiful and Damned Fitzgerald F. Scott 'The victor belongs to the spoils.'F. The sophisticated but emotionally fragile Anthony Patch enjoys an initially idyllic marriage to the beautiful Gloria…
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Beautiful and Damned Fitzgerald F. Scott
'The victor belongs to the spoils.'F. The sophisticated but emotionally fragile Anthony Patch enjoys an initially idyllic marriage to the beautiful Gloria Gilbert. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned (1922), is a devastating portrait of a generation of wealthy young Americans who struggle to find meaning and happiness in their lives.
Their happiness comes to depend on gaining a vast inheritance from Anthony's grandfather, but they are stifled by their inner fears and are ill-prepared for the inevitable loss of youth and prosperity. But their intense romance turns sour as they waste their time and energy in decadent leisure and luxury. Set amid the vibrant social and commercial world of New York in the early twentieth century, the novel expresses the promise and disillusionment of America at the start of the Jazz Age.This is the
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Beautiful and Damned