Bibliographic Details
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Book Title: Tender Is the Night
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Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
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ISBN-13: 9789365611120
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Pages: 365 (iv + 361)
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Edition: First Edition (2026)
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Binding: Paperback
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Trim Size: 5.5 × 8.5 inches
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Genre: Literary Fiction / American Modernism / Psychological Fiction
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Recommended Age Group: 16 years and above
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Reading Difficulty: Advanced
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Estimated Reading Time to Finish: 10–13 hours (estimated)
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MRP (India): ₹425
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Country of Origin: India
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HSN: 4901.10
Description
Set against the glittering yet fragile world of the French Riviera during the interwar years, Tender Is the Night follows Dick Diver, a charismatic American psychiatrist, and his wealthy wife, Nicole, as their carefully arranged life begins to unravel. Their circle of expatriates, artists, and socialites appears enviably sophisticated, but beneath its elegance lie competing desires, emotional wounds, and troubling inequalities of power.
When young actress Rosemary Hoyt encounters the Divers at a Mediterranean resort, she is drawn to their effortless charm. Her fascination opens a window onto a marriage shaped by psychological vulnerability, dependence, professional ambition, and sacrifice. As Fitzgerald moves between sunlit parties, intimate conversations, and recollections of the couple’s earlier lives, he examines how beauty and privilege can conceal instability—and how devotion can become entangled with control.
Published in 1934, the novel is among Fitzgerald’s major explorations of the aftermath of the Jazz Age. Its distinctive structure and lyrical prose offer a subtle portrait of personal decline, the tensions between love and responsibility, and the difficulty of sustaining an idealized identity. The Mediterranean setting is vividly evoked, yet the book’s central conflicts remain intensely psychological.
This Aedha Imprints paperback edition introduces the novel to readers exploring American modernist fiction, twentieth-century literature, and psychologically complex classics. Suitable for independent reading and academic discussion, Tender Is the Night invites close attention to shifting perspectives, the characters’ moral ambiguities, and the distance between appearances and reality. It is particularly rewarding for readers of literary fiction who appreciate emotionally layered stories rather than simple resolutions.
Key Features
- F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1934 novel is a significant work of twentieth-century American literary fiction.
- Follows Dick and Nicole Diver through the complexities of marriage, ambition, dependence, and identity.
- Set amid the glamorous expatriate world of the French Riviera and Europe between the world wars.
- Explores the tension between outward elegance and private psychological struggle.
- Features Rosemary Hoyt, a young actress whose arrival unsettles the Divers’ carefully cultivated world.
- Rich, lyrical prose rewards close reading and discussion of narrative technique.
- Addresses themes of wealth, love, sacrifice, reputation, disillusionment, and moral ambiguity.
- An engaging choice for readers interested in Fitzgerald, American modernism, and literary classics.
- Suitable for literature students, book clubs, and independent readers of psychological fiction.
- Aedha Imprints First Edition (2026), presented as a 365-page paperback.
Manufacturer Details
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Published by: Aumram Publications, C-131, Sector 2, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
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Publisher website: www.aumrambooks.com
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Publisher email: care@aumrambooks.com
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For and on behalf of: Anubhav Publishers and Distributors, Shanti Mohan House, 16 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002, India
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Imprint: Aedha Imprints
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Imprint website: www.aedhaimprints.com
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Imprint email: care@aedhaimprints.com
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Typeset at: DTP Team, Aedha Imprints, Delhi
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Printed in: India
