Bibliograph

The beautiful and damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Type

Label

The beautiful and damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The beautiful and damned

Medium

digital audio book

Oclc number

226396191

Responsibility statement

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Summary

This novel is a savage and haunting satire of the young, rootless post-war generation who live intent only on the pursuit of wealth and decadent pleasure. Anthony Patch's marriage to the beautiful but selfish Gloria is idyllic at first but the union slowly disintegrates as reality sets in and their goal becomes Adam Patch's fortune. Gloria's beauty fades, and Anthony's drinking takes its toll. Charting the corrosive attraction of wealth and its malign influence, The Beautiful and Damned is also a vivid portrait of early twentieth-century New York and the sights and sounds of the city's burgeoning night life

Target audience

general

Classification