F Scott Fitzgerald

Paul minn fitzgerald dropped out of princeton university to join the u s.

F scott fitzgerald. Inseparably associated with a point in history he claimed to despise f. Scott fitzgerald 1896 1940 rose to prominence as a chronicler of the jazz age. However the complexity and sheer timelessness of classics such as the great gatsby has ensured that fitzgerald s work will never be regarded as mere period pieces. Scott fitzgerald who himself went from being the high priest of the jazz age to a down and out alcoholic within the space of 20 years but not before giving the world several literary masterpieces the most famous of which is the great gatsby 1924.

He was best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the jazz age a term which he coined. Scott fitzgerald 1896 1940 best known for the great gatsby 1925 and tender is the night 1934 two keystones of modernist fiction francis scott fitzgerald 1896 1940 was the poet laureate of the jazz age a term he popularized to convey the post world war i era s newfound prosperity consumerism and shifting sexual mores. Francis scott key fitzgerald an author well known for his short stories and novels was born on september 24th 1896 in saint paul minnesota to an upper middle class family. Scott fitzgerald is both the quintessential jazz age writer and perhaps the era s harshest critic.

Scott fitzgerald was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the pre eminent authors in the history of american literature due almost entirely to the enormous posthumous success of. Paul minnesota u s died december 21 1940 hollywood california american short story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the jazz age the 1920s his most brilliant novel being the great gatsby 1925. Paul minnesota on september 24 1896. Scott fitzgerald has 995 books on goodreads with 6184425 ratings.

Scott fitzgerald s most popular book is the great gatsby. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers american soil has produced in the 20th century. Overview 4 mini bio 1 there are no second acts in american lives wrote f. Scott fitzgerald in full francis scott key fitzgerald born september 24 1896 st.