"The Beautiful and the Damned" is a novel-portrait of the French writer Francis Scott Fitzgerald, built on the conflict between fame and self-destruction. This is the story of a young couple, Anthony and Glory, who begin their life's journey together in search of happiness, wealth and recognition in New York in the 1920s. The novel reveals a subtle psychological portrait of two young people who prefer a carefree life of luxury and entertainment to work and self-realization. Their light-heartedness and immersion in the light party leads to an uncertainty of happiness and self-improvement, which forces them to face their own decline and moral dilemmas. "The Beautiful and the Damned" reflects the spirit of the era and draws the reader's attention to the destroyed values of modern society and the value of art, love and sacrifice, necessary to achieve true happiness.