Synopsis:A captivating and glamorous tale of squandered talent that defined "The Lost Generation" of 1920s New York.
Anthony Patch and Gloria Gibson are the golden children of the Jazz Age. They marry and embark on a life of glittering parties, lavish expenditure and scandalous revelry. When the money dries up their marriage founders. In this wistful novel Fitzgerald portrays the decline of youthful promise with devastating clarity.Book Description:This edition includes a detailed account of the composition of the novel, a textual apparatus, a chronology of composition, and, uniquely, three versions of the ending. Explanatory notes situate The Beautiful and Damned in its times and deepen the reader's understanding of Fitzgerald's sources for the novel.
Title: The Beautiful and Damned
Publisher: Random House 2011-01-06, London
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: paperback
