Tender is the Night / Ночь нежна - слушать аудиокнигу онлайн

F. Scott Fitzgerald once inscribed a friend s copy of *Tender Is the Night* with the words, "If you liked *The Great Gatsby*, for God s sake read this. Gatsby was a tour de force but this is a confession of faith." Set on the French Riviera in the post-World War I era, the novel tells the tale of Dick Diver, a charismatic and brilliant psychiatrist, and Nicole, his wealthy, captivating, yet deeply unstable wife, who was once his mental patient. Their tumultuous ten-year relationship unfolds on the delicate line between sanity and madness. In crafting *Tender Is the Night*, Fitzgerald aimed to create his most ambitious work, experimenting boldly with narrative structure and perspective while incorporating early psychiatric insights to explore the fragility of both individuals and society. This novel stands as Fitzgerald s most personal and emotionally charged work, radiating a raw intensity rooted in its autobiographical elements. It tells the poignant story of a compassionate man unraveling under the weight of his wife’s mental illness and a hedonistic lifestyle that erodes his moral compass. Dick Diver s tragic descent into alcoholism eerily foreshadows Fitzgerald s own struggles. Pouring his heart and soul into the novel, Fitzgerald was devastated by its lack of commercial success upon its 1934 release. He passed away six years later, never having published another novel and unaware that *Tender Is the Night* would later be celebrated as one of his most profound masterpieces. As Mabel Dodge Luhan described, it elevated him to the stature of "a modern Orpheus."

*Tender Is the Night* (1934) is a lyrical, elegant, and powerfully realistic portrayal of a married couple’s life—a psychiatrist and his former patient who becomes his wife. The protagonist, Dr. Dick Diver, is talented, charming, and full of potential, but his character succumbs to the corrupting influence of wealth. A life of indulgence, fleeting passions, and intellectual stagnation among idle social circles on glamorous resorts leads to his moral and professional decline. The tragedy unfolds against the backdrop of the opulent French Riviera, where the jaded aristocracy play out their superficial lives. Beneath the novel s light and graceful style lies profound emotional drama and the despair of an inescapable situation.