num_pages: 322
description: First published in 1920, This Side of Paradise marks the beginning of the career of one of the greatest writers of the first half of the twentieth century. In this remarkable achievement, F. Scott Fitzgerald displays his unparalleled wit and keen social insight in his portrayal of college life through the struggles and doubts of Amory Blaine, a self-proclaimed genius with a love of knowledge and a penchant for the romantic. As Amory journeys into adulthood and leaves the aristocratic egotism of his youth behind, he becomes painfully aware of his lost innocence and the new sense of responsibility and regret that has taken its place. Clever and wonderfully written, This Side of Paradise is a fascinating novel about the changes of the Jazz Age and their effects on the individual. It is a complex portrait of a versatile mind in a restless generation that reveals rich ideas crucial to an understanding of the 1920s and timeless truths about the human need for—and fear of—change.
language: English
title: This Side of Paradise
titlecomplete: This Side of Paradise
characters: Rosalind Connage, Monsignor Thayer Darcy, Isabelle Borgé, Dick Humbird, Myra St. Clare, Cecilia Connage, Tom D'Invilliers, Beatrice Blaine, Alec Connage, Clara Page, Kerry Holiday, Eleanor Savage, Burne Holiday, Amory Blaine
genres: 20th Century, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 71840
places: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University, New Jersey, New Jersey, Maryland, New York City, New York
publisher: Modern Library