The Beautiful And Damned

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kermit Vanderbilt

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Penguin Classics
01 April 1998

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

""We know the old adage about judging books by their covers, but how could you not when the covers are as lovely as these?"" -Vogue(U.K.)The jacket design by Coralie Bickford-Smith reflects the elegance and glamour of the Art Deco period paired with the modern aesthetic of mechanical repetition. Each jacket comes with a detachable bookmark.

Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth. But as money becomes tight, their marriage becomes impossible. And with their inheritance still distant, Anthony and Gloria must grow up and face reality; they may be beautiful but they are also damned.

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kermit Vanderbilt
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9780141180878
ISBN 10: 0141180870
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 April 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chief chronicler of the American Jazz Age, Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) pursued a high life similar to that of his characters. He spent much of the 1920s shuttling back and forth between America and Europe, while money troubles and the deteriorating mental health of his wife Zelda led to his having to churn out work in order to keep afloat. He endured three unhappy spells as a screenwriter in Hollywood, which resulted in his final (unfinished) novel, 'The Last Tycoon'. He died suddenly in 1940.