The beautiful and damned , Ljudbok
The Beautiful and Damned, first published by Scribner s in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald s second novel. The novel provides a portrait of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age, exploring New York Café Society. As with his other novels, Fitzgerald s characters are complex, especially in their marriage and intimacy, much like how he treats intimacy in Tender Is the Night. The book is believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald s relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald. It tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon s fortune), his relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism.