Also, the sequence in which a drunken Dick is beaten by police in Rome was written in this first version as well (with Francis as the beaten victim); this was based on a real incident that happened to Fitzgerald in Rome in 1924. Around 1929 he tried a new angle on the material, starting over with a shipboard story about a Hollywood director and his wife (Lew and Nicole Kelly) and a young actress named Rosemary. About Tender Is the Night About Tender Is the Night Throughout the discussion of this novel, there has also been a consistent attempt to interlace relevant biographical information into the … While working on the book, Fitzgerald was beset with financial difficulties. Language. There, Rosemary meets Dick Diver, a handsome American psychologist in his thirties with whom she instantly falls in love. I tackled the book again a week or so back at the urging of a friend and published author whose views I much respect, and who rated the book greater than Gatsby. Rosemary becomes infatuated with Dick and also becomes close to Nicole. He and Zelda (and Scottie) returned to the United States after several years in Europe, and in 1927 Scott went to Hollywood to write for the movies. Loss, loneliness, isolation, desolation. However as the novel progresses Diver becomes more and more Fitzgerald himself and the novel becomes ever more autobiographical. A stage adaptation by Simon Levy, with permission of the Fitzgerald Estate, was produced at The Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles in 1995. The song Tender Is the Night was written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster and was first recorded by Tony Bennett in 1961. I enjoyed this one immensely. She meets Dick Diver, a charming and handsome psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife, Nicole Diver. Is one to sympathise with him? Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Though Gatsby is undoubtedly a much better novel in terms of construction and economy Tender has an emotional power Gatsby lacks. 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