Tender is the Night | Historical Context
Set in Europe between 1925 and 1935, and with flashbacks that cover the years 1917 to 1925, Tender Is the Night describes a group of wealthy and idle American expatriates who, like their counterparts of the “Jazz Age” and the “Roaring Twenties,” have little else to do but eat, drink, attend parties, and survive their personal crises.
When Dick Diver first arrives in Zurich, a war is raging across Europe. Although there are references to an earlier time when he was studying in Vienna and had a firsthand experience with the shelling and its resultant discomforts,...
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