Tales of the jazz age . By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Overview

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 - December 21, 1940), known professionally as F. Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist and short story writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. While he achieved limited success in his lifetime, he is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. ales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter. Several of the stories had also been published earlier.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781542899857
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/03/2017
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Author of the widely lauded novel The Great Gatsby, as well as This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and the Damned, and Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for chronicling the excesses and tribulations of the Jazz Age. One of the leading authors of the post-World War I "Lost Generation," Fitzgerald often invokes themes of youth, beauty, and despair in his books and short stories. He was also known for his hard-partying lifestyle, as well as his marriage to the beautiful yet troubled Zelda Fitzgerald.

Date of Birth:

September 24, 1896

Date of Death:

December 21, 1940

Place of Birth:

St. Paul, Minnesota

Education:

Princeton University