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This Side of Paradise

Author
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
8 hours 16 minutes
ISBN
9781802562958
Published
2 February 2025
Imprint
Urban Romantics
  • Jazz Age
  • coming-of-age
  • Princeton
  • ambition
  • disillusionment
  • romance
  • identity
  • youth
  • idealism
  • lost generation

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Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise follows Amory Blaine's coming-of-age journey through prep school, Princeton, and early adulthood. He grapples with identity, love, and ambition, amidst the shifting social landscape of the Jazz Age. Amory experiences both romantic triumphs and heartbreaks, ultimately searching for meaning and purpose beyond superficial pursuits. The novel captures the restless energy and disillusionment of a generation, defining the spirit of the era.

Author

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940), widely known as F. Scott Fitzgerald or simply Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is most notable for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term that he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. He published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories.

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