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Jazz, so Fitzgerald, ist ein "Zustand nervöser Erregung", und sein erster Roman fängt diesen Zustand als Lebensgefühl ein. "This Side of Paradise" traf damit den Nerv der vom Ersten Weltkrieg erschütterten jungen Generation. In rhythmisch pulsierender Sprache und einer Tour de Force durch Formen und Stile folgt der Roman seinem jungen Helden vom studentischen Müßiggang in Princeton über das einschneidende Erlebnis des Krieges bis nach New York...

The book that launched F. Scott Fitzgerald to stardom This Side of Paradise was first published in 1920 and was considered daring and intellectual in its day. Its enormous popularity helped to launch young Fitzgerald's career as a major writer. Amory Blaine has been brought-up by a wealthy, idiosyncratic, and alcoholic mother. Snobbish because he knows no better, he is uncomfortable with others and must learn the proper social etiquette and va...

The book that launched F. Scott Fitzgerald to stardom This Side of Paradise was first published in 1920 and was considered daring and intellectual in its day. Its enormous popularity helped to launch young Fitzgerald's career as a major writer. Amory Blaine has been brought-up by a wealthy, idiosyncratic, and alcoholic mother. Snobbish because he knows no better, he is uncomfortable with others and must learn the proper social etiquette and va...

Amory Blaine has been brought-up by a wealthy, idiosyncratic and alcoholic mother. Snobbish because he knows no better, he is uncomfortable with others and must learn the proper social etiquette and values that others his age already know. As he progresses to Princeton University from the Midwest, he experiences a series of flirtations with some predatory young women and a chance at friendship with some intellectual young men. His love-life cu...