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The Beautiful and Damned
Book • 1922
Set in New York City in the early 1900s, 'The Beautiful and Damned' follows the lives of Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria Gilbert.
Anthony, a Harvard alumnus and heir to a vast fortune, and Gloria, a beautiful flapper, embark on a life of luxury and excess.
However, their marriage is marked by selfishness, infidelity, and a downward spiral into alcoholism and financial ruin.
The novel reflects on the hedonistic lifestyle of the American idle rich during the Jazz Age and draws heavily from Fitzgerald's own experiences and marriage to Zelda Sayre.
Despite their eventual inheritance of a large fortune, the couple's lives are ultimately ruined by their own excesses and lack of purpose.
Anthony, a Harvard alumnus and heir to a vast fortune, and Gloria, a beautiful flapper, embark on a life of luxury and excess.
However, their marriage is marked by selfishness, infidelity, and a downward spiral into alcoholism and financial ruin.
The novel reflects on the hedonistic lifestyle of the American idle rich during the Jazz Age and draws heavily from Fitzgerald's own experiences and marriage to Zelda Sayre.
Despite their eventual inheritance of a large fortune, the couple's lives are ultimately ruined by their own excesses and lack of purpose.
