This Side of Paradise

The first novel by Fitzgerald that brought him literary fame. A book that became a manifesto for American youth of the «jazz age». All young people are the same. They are convinced that a brilliant future awaits them and the whole world belongs to them. So thought the ambitious Amory Blaine – until he went through the harsh school of World War I. His story is the fate of a whole generation, for whom «all gods are dead, all wars have sounded, all faith is undermined». Now, after numerous losses, a string of failures, and bitter disappointments, he eagerly wants only one thing – to have fun and enjoy every moment. But what is the true value of life «this side of paradise»?