tender is the night

Editions are available in paperback and hardcover formats.

Listed page counts include 306, 320, and 448 pages, a range of 306–448 pages across editions.

Reported heights range from 7.6 to 9.49 inches, widths from 5.2 to 6.41 inches, depths from 0.69 to 1.6 inches, and weights from 0.74 to 1.4 pounds, depending on the edition.

The novel is set on the French Riviera during the Jazz Age and follows the Divers — Dick Diver and his wife/patient Nicole — along with a young actress who becomes involved with them.

Descriptions emphasize a lyrical, tragic, and haunting tone and highlight themes of personal struggle, psychological disintegration, marital difficulty, and the glamour and disillusionment of the era.

The novel was first published in 1934.

The novel is described as ambitious and experimental, noted for a radical use of chronology and point of view to explore character and cultural breakdown.

Listings indicate the book language is English and suggest an age guideline of 22 years and up.