F.Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist and short-story writer, a central figure of the Jazz Age, best known for The Great Gatsby (published 1925). He was married to Zelda Sayre.

Born September 24, 1896; died December 21, 1940. Married to Zelda Sayre (1920). The Great Gatsby was published in 1925. Associated with the Jazz Age and modernist literature.

A positive, admiring review of The Great Gatsby emphasizing themes of love, the past, wealth and moral ambiguity. The review praises Fitzgerald's imaginative writing and compares his ambivalent love for decadent society to Fellini's view of Rome.

For:Readers of 20th-century American literature, students, book clubs, fans of the Jazz Age.