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This Side of Paradise

by Fitzgerald Francis Scott

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An American writer, exponent and a “symbol” of the Jazz Age, Francis Scott Fitzgerald was a representative of the Lost Generation that appeared in period of two World Wars. His first novel “This Side of Paradise”, though rather immature, had a striking success and made young Fitzgerald famous overnight. It was the first novel to foresee the generation of young disillusioned people, trying to find themselves in a new post-war life. Amory Blaine, the protagonist on the story, a rich and handsome Princeton University student, considered by many to be partially based on the author himself, goes his way from college to the First World War. This bright chronicle of youth remains highly significant even decades later

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...Amory registered artificialembarrassment. "Are you referring to your bacon buns?" His cracked, kindly voicewent well with the large spectacles and the impression of a voluminouskeenness that he gave. "No, " Amory answered. "I was referring to Bernard Shaw. " He turned thebook around in explanation. "I've never read any Shaw. I've always meant to. " The boy paused andthen continued: "Did you ever read Stephen Phillips, or do you likepoetry?""Yes, indeed, " Amory affirmed eagerly. "I've never read much ofPhillips, though. " (He had never heard of any Phillips except the lateDavid Graham. )"It's pretty fair, I think. Of course he's a Victorian. " They salliedinto a discussion of poetry, in the course of which they introducedthemselves, and Amory's companion proved to be none other than "thatawful highbrow, Thomas Parke D'Invilliers, " who signed the passionatelove-poems in the Lit. He was, perhaps, nineteen, with stoopedshoulders, pale blue eyes, and, as Amory could tell from his...