Beautiful and Damned 漂亮冤家

Firstpublishedin1922,TheBeautifulandtheDamnedfollowedFitzgerald'simpeccabledebut,ThisSideofParadise,thussecuringhisplaceinthetraditionofgreatAmericannovelists.Embellishedwiththeauthor'slyricalprose,hereisthestoryofHarvard-educated,aspiringaesheteAnthonyPatchandhisbeautifulwife,Gloria.Astheyawaittheinheritanceofhisgrandfather'sfortune,theirrecklessmarriageswaysundertheinfluenceofalcoholandavarice.AdevastatinglookatthenouveauxrichesandNewYorknightlife,aswellastheruinouseffectswildambiion,TheBeautifulandtheDamnedachievedstatureasoneofFitzgerzld'smostaccomplishednovels.Itsdistinctionasaclassicendurestothisday.PocketBook'sEnrichedClassicspresentthegreatworksofworldliteratureenhacedforthecontemporaryreader.Specialfeaturesincludecriticalperspectives,suggestionsforfurtherread,andauniquevisualessaycomposedofperiodphotographsthathelpbringeverywordtolife.