A promising psychiatrist and his wealthy patient-wife descend into alcoholism and moral decay amid the glittering expatriate circles of 1920s Europe.
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A promising psychiatrist and his wealthy patient-wife descend into alcoholism and moral decay amid the glittering expatriate circles of 1920s Europe.
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Tender is the Night is the fourth and final novel completed by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in Scribner's Magazine between January and April 1934 in four issues. The title is taken from the poem "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats. In 1932, Fitzgerald's wife Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was hospitalized for schizophrenia in Baltimore, Maryland. The author rented the La Paix estate in the suburb of Towson to be close to his wife; at this estate he would begin a novel on ...
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Sexual content
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Adultery and infidelity recur; incestuous child sexual abuse forms central backstory
Violence & gore
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Scattered violence and one murder referenced amid character conflicts
Profanity
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Substance use
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Alcoholism drives protagonist's decline; heavy drinking and addiction central
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Examines class privilege, moral decay, and Jazz Age excess
Self-harm / suicide
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Mental illness prominent; no on-page suicide attempts depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Incest, child sexual abuse, and resulting trauma are central plot elements
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