Lyrical, tragic, and hauntingly beautiful, Tender is the Night
absorbs F. Scott Fitzgerald's personal struggles and mirrors the
incredible writer's fractured marriage.
Dick Diver is a talented, successful young psychiatrist. He lives with
his wife and patient, Nicole, on the French Riviera. Set in the glamour
and disillusionment of the Jazz Age, this novel follows the Divers as a
beautiful actress enters their lives and highlights the dark delicacy of
their marriage. Heavily influenced by Fitzgerald's own relationship, the
Divers' romantic charade begins to crumble as Dick descends into
alcoholism and Nicole struggles with her mental health.
From one of the greatest American novelists of the Jazz Age, Tender is
the Night was F. Scott Fitzgerald's final novel. First published in
1934, this poetic masterpiece captures the hope, idealism, and
corruption of the Roaring 20s.