num_pages: 268
description: Amory Blaine, intent on rebelling against his staid, Midwestern upbringing, longs to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication. In his quest for sexual and intellectual enlightenment, he progresses through a series of relationships, until he is cast out into the real world.
language: English
title: This Side of Paradise
titlecomplete: This Side of Paradise
characters: Beatrice Blaine, Alec Connage, Kerry Holiday, Dick Humbird, Tom D'Invilliers, Rosalind Connage, Isabelle Borgé, Clara Page, Monsignor Thayer Darcy, Burne Holiday, Amory Blaine, Myra St. Clare, Cecilia Connage, Eleanor Savage
genres: Fiction, American, Classic Literature, Literature, Romance, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 71848
places: Maryland, New York City, New York, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Princeton University, New Jersey, Princeton, New Jersey, New Jersey
publisher: Penguin Classic