Download or read book This Side of Paradise (Illustrated) written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2014-06-07 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.