This Side of Paradise
About this audiobook
First published in 1920, This Side of Paradise proved to be a best-selling novel in Fitzgerald’s own lifetime. The book follows the early life and education of Amory Blaine and is, in fact, a thinly disguised account of Fitzgerald’s own experience as an undergraduate at Princeton and as an aspiring writer. Brilliantly original in its experimental narrative, it comprises a series of contrasting styles and structures.
The novel formed the launchpad for Fitzgerald’s career as a novelist and was received with enthusiasm on its publication, with the Chicago Daily News titling its review ‘Whew! How That Boy Can Write!’
About the author
An experienced and award-winning stage actor, Adam Sims’s credits include The Madness of George III (Leeds Playhouse), Alice in Wonderland (RSC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park), and Snake in Fridge (Royal Exchange Manchester). Film and TV credits include Band of Brothers (HBO) and Lost in Space. He has recorded hundreds of audiobooks and has won multiple awards including the APA/Audible Audiobook Narrator of the Year Award. Titles recorded for Naxos AudioBooks include The Scarlet Letter, Washington Square, Never Cry Wolf, The Book of Disquiet and Nightmare Alley.
