Few authors personal lives have been as intertwined with their writing as that of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The authors popularity may have as much to do with the interest in his personal life as with his writing itself. The story behind "This Side of Paradise" certainly lends credence to this idea. When Fitzgeralds future wife, Zelda Sayre, broke of their courtship in the summer of 1919, the author returned home to finish work on his first novel in hopes that its publication would bring him a literary fame and financial success that would change Zeldas mind about the prospects of a life together as husband and wife. Despite being nearly rejected by editors at Scribners the novel was accepted and as a result Zelda agreed to marry him. Set during World War I and immediately following, the novel is the story of Amory Blaine, a young Midwesterner who leaves his home to attend boarding school and eventually Princeton. The book examines the lives and morality of the eras youth through Amorys character, who has a series of romances that eventually lead to his disillusionment. An immediate success ever since its original publication, "This Side of Paradise" would cement Fitzgeralds position as one of Americas premier literary talents of the first part of the 20th century. This edition is printed on premium acidfree paper.

Binding: Paperback;202 pages; Publisher: Neeland Media LLC; Classification: N/A; Weight: 383.99 g; Dimensions: N/A

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