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Nicole, the daughter of a millionaire, is not fully recovered from a severe mental illness and is deeply dependent on her husband, Dick, a successful doctor and co-owner of a sanatorium for the mentally ill, who owes his flourishing career to his wife's wealth. Their lives on the French Riviera are disrupted by the arrival of Rosemary, a young aspiring actress. This psychological novel, first published in 1934, offers a captivating glimpse into the lives of the wealthy who can afford anything they desire. Fitzgerald's fascination with a consumerist lifestyle is met with sharp, unrelenting criticism, a hallmark of his writing. The duality of the main characters, who appear as a content married couple, reveals themes of pretense and snobbery. The novel is marked by a dynamic plot and excellent character development. It can be viewed as a socially critical document of the 1930s and 1940s, and it has become a classic and beloved work of 20th-century world literature.
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Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald
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- Title
- Tender is the Night
- Language
- English, Russian
- Authors
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Format
- Paperback
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, American Literature, Literary Fiction, Adapted for Film, Marriage, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Hospitals
- First published
- 1934
- Original title
- Tender Is the Night
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Nicole, the daughter of a millionaire, is not fully recovered from a severe mental illness and is deeply dependent on her husband, Dick, a successful doctor and co-owner of a sanatorium for the mentally ill, who owes his flourishing career to his wife's wealth. Their lives on the French Riviera are disrupted by the arrival of Rosemary, a young aspiring actress. This psychological novel, first published in 1934, offers a captivating glimpse into the lives of the wealthy who can afford anything they desire. Fitzgerald's fascination with a consumerist lifestyle is met with sharp, unrelenting criticism, a hallmark of his writing. The duality of the main characters, who appear as a content married couple, reveals themes of pretense and snobbery. The novel is marked by a dynamic plot and excellent character development. It can be viewed as a socially critical document of the 1930s and 1940s, and it has become a classic and beloved work of 20th-century world literature.