This Side of Paradise
Author(s): F. Scott Fitzgerald
Genre(s): Published 1900 Onward
Narrators: Kristin Hughes (1974-2021), Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Robin Cotter, Kirsten Ferreri, J. M. Smallheer, Pww214, Chris Hughes, Group, Claire Goget, Ancilla
Number of Chapters: 22
Length: 8 hours and 56 minutes
Language: English
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is a wealthy and attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has a series of romances that eventually lead to his disillusionment. In his later novels, Fitzgerald would further develop the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking. (Summary from Wikipedia)