Tender Is the Night
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This klutz obliquely brings to mind F. Scott Fitzgerald’s phrase for a secondary character in Tender Is the Night: “an arriviste who had not arrived.”
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2014
Gently, firmly, I explained that she should read "The Great Gatsby" first, and if she liked it, "Tender Is the Night."
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2012
Michelle Obama says her husband has urged Malia to read the classics, so she's reading John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night."
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2011
Keira Knightley and Matt Damon are in talks to star in a new version of Tender Is the Night, according to the Padiba blog.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2010
Two close friends, Millionaire Gerald Murphy and oldtime Cinemactress Lois Moran, spoke as the original models of Dick Diver and Rosemary, two of Fitzgerald's principal characters in Tender Is the Night.
From Time Magazine Archive
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