Sinossi
Il libro, come un grande affresco, abbonda di episodi e personaggi, ma ha al centro la vicenda di corruzione morale dei coniugi Diver. Lui, Dick, psichiatra, incontra nel corso della sua attività clinica una giovane donna, Nicole Warren, sofferente di manie di persecuzione per aver avuto rapporti incestuosi con il padre. Nonostante il parere contrario di molti suoi colleghi, decide di sposarla, ripromettendosi di "restaurarle l'universo". Passano alcuni anni; lui, godendo della ricchezza della moglie, progressivamente perde interesse per la propria attività professionale. Si ritrovano sulla Costa Azzurra assieme a una strana coorte di personaggi, alcuni dei quali innamorati della donna. C'è una giovane interessata invece a Dick, Rosemary. Sarà la "storia" che fa precipitare il precario equilibrio della coppia. Un libro in cui i grandi temi di Fitzgerald - la felicità, lo spreco, il fascino, il danaro - trovano il loro scenario più adatto, in un contesto linguistico fastoso e spettrale.
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- Pagine: 380
- Data di uscita: 24-06-2015
Recensioni
How is one to feel about a protagonist who frequently displays signs of elitism, sexism, bigotry and homophobia, finds himself worryingly attracted to young girls, has no goal in life except to make himself useful to damsels in distress, and drinks away his career and marriage, ending up a mere shad Leggi tutto
When Fitzgerald finished this gem, he was stunned by the poor reviews it received. I honestly think it's a profoundly more true and powerful book than Gatsby ever will be. His effortless and viceral writing tells a story of such complex and accurate human relationships, I often find myself reflectin Leggi tutto
“I don't ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere inside me there'll always be the person I am to-night.” If you were to meet Dick and Nicole Diver at a party, a restaurant, or on the beach, you would leave them feeling as if you had been in the presence o
Tender Is the Night is a flowery derision of the beautiful people’s world and a bitter tale of ruination. There are man and wife living in comfort and luxury… She is enigmatic and beautiful… She sat in the car, her lovely face set, controlled, her eyes brave and watchful, looking straight ahead toward Leggi tutto
To me the title was the best part of the book.
I was besotted with Scott and Zelda in my youth. Along with Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield I read everything about them I could lay my hands on. And I loved this novel because of how much obvious autobiography it contained. And to some extent the measure of enjoyment you glean from Tender wi Leggi tutto
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