This Side of Paradise

Published: May 29, 2019, 5 a.m.

We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read from \u201cThis Side of Paradise\u201d, the 1920 debut novel from F. Scott Fitzgerald, who later wrote "The Great Gatsby". The book examines the lives and morality of post\u2013World War I youth. The novel famously helped F. Scott Fitzgerald gain Zelda Sayre's hand in marriage; its publication was her condition of acceptance.\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices