This Side of Paradise

This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald's romantic and witty first novel, was written when the author was only twenty-three years old. This semi-autobiographical story of the handsome, indulged, and idealistic Princeton student Amory Blaine received critical raves and catapulted Fitzgerald to instant fame. Now, readers can enjoy the newly edited, authorized version of this early classic of the Jazz Age, based on Fitzgerald's original manuscript. In this definitive text, This Side of Paradise captures the rhythms and romance of Fitzgerald's youth and offers a poignant portrait of the "Lost Generation."

Set in

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  Princeton, New Jersey, USA · United States

  Princeton University years
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  Princeton · United States

  Amory Blaine at college
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• New York City, New York, USA · United States

  Post-college New York life
• New York City · United States

  post-college ambitions