The Beautiful and Damned
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The Beautiful and Damned , first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel.
It tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism. The novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with all of his other novels; it is a brilliant character study and also is an early account of the complexities of marriage and intimacy that were further explored in Tender is the Night. The book is believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald.
[edit] Film Adaptations
The Beautiful and Damned (1922 film), directed by William A. Seiter - staring Kenneth Harlan as Anthony Patch and Marie Prevost as Gloria.
[edit] External links
- The Beautiful and Damned, available freely at Project Gutenberg
| F. Scott Fitzgerald Books |
| Novels: This Side of Paradise | The Beautiful and Damned | The Great Gatsby | Tender is the Night | The Love of the Last Tycoon |
| Short Story Books: Flappers and Philosophers | Tales of the Jazz Age | All the Sad Young Men | Taps at Reveille | The Pat Hobby Stories | The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Other works: The Princeton Tiger | The Vegetable | The Crack-Up | Winter Dreams | Babylon Revisited | Bernice Bobs Her Hair | The Cut-Glass Bowl | Benediction | Head and Shoulders |
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