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But as the money begins to fail, so does their marriage. Patch’s gradual descent into alcoholism, depression and alienation from his marriage ultimately lead to his ruin. Fitzgerald’s novel is a remorseless exploration of the horrors of an age of excess and lost innocence.
Titulli: The Beautiful and Damned
Origjinali: The Beautiful and Damned
Gjinia: Roman
Autori: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Shtëpia botuese: Collins Classics
Viti: 2013
Fq. 446
Pesha: 0.260 kg
ISBN: 978-0-00-792535-3
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