Product Description
The Beautiful and
Damned, first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott
Fitzgerald's second novel. It portrays the Eastern elite during the
Jazz Age, exploring New York café society. As in Fitzgerald's other
novels, the characters are complex, especially with respect to
marriage and intimacy. The book is believed to be largely based on
Fitzgerald's relationship with Zelda Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and
Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1910s socialite and
presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, his relationship with his
wife, Gloria, his service in the army, and his alcoholism.