《美麗與毀滅》費茲傑羅的第二部小說更勝《塵世樂園》。風格及主題更幾近純熟與統一;其背景相較以往更具說服力。--美國文藝評論家 愛德蒙‧威爾遜Edmund Wilson
費 茲傑羅的小說裡,年輕的愛情與人生是甜美又黏膩,像冰淇淋,若不即時大啖一口,只怕它在現實的熱度裡融化了……於是開始心生厭惡,想拋開,找東西擦手…… 或者,吃著吃著,心裡著急了,於是貪婪大口吃下去,吞嚥手上的一切,來不及明白那味道,來不及記清楚,然後就什麼也不剩了。追求過的,幾乎到手的,原來都 遙不可及,買不到,留不住。--政大新聞系助理教授 柯裕棻
一對新婚夫婦 —安東尼.派屈和葛羅莉亞— 講究而拘謹遇上輕挑又浪漫,像是紅茶加巧克力的組合;他們追求奢侈華麗的上流生活,依憑上一輩的財富不事生產,終日紙醉金迷以致道德、經濟、健康……不斷 扭曲、淪落。是一面鏡子,映射出作者自傳性色彩;也對美國爆發戶的貪婪及紐約夜生活的揮霍、蒙蔽天賦的虛擲浪費,極盡令人刺目之嘲諷。
本書中譯本<<美麗與毀滅>>由新雨出版
Introducing a fresh, practical approach to F. Scott Fitzgerald's enduring classic--ideal for students and general readers.
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Anthony Patch, Harvard-educated, aspiring aesthete, falls in love and marries Gloria Gilbert, a stunning, beautiful woman. On the outside they look like the golden couple--rich, beautiful, young, and in love. However, beneath the surface, the marriage is not at all what it seems. Anthony and Gloria must wait to inherit Anthony's grandfather's fortune. And wait they do, while drinking, and jetsetting to Europe and back to the states. "The Beautiful and the Damned" is a timeless story about society, money, and the deterioration of a marriage.