F. Scott Fitzgerald



F. Scott Fitzgerald

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born December 13, 1901
died December 21, 1940
gender male
place of birth St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
influences John Keats, Sherwood Anderson, Edith Wharton

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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works have been seen as evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he himself allegedly coined. He is regarded as one of the greatest twentieth century writers. Fitzgerald was of the self-styled "Lost Generation," Americans born in the 1890s who came of age during World War I. He finished four novels, left a fifth unfinished, and wrote dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth, despair, and age.

Born on Cathedral Hill in St. Paul, Minnesota, to an upper-middle class Irish Catholic household, Fitzgerald was named after his famous relative Francis Scott Key, but was referred to as 'Scott'. He spent 189...more

books by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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avg rating: 3.83 | 83005 ratings | 114 distinct works
The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 3.83 — 67943 ratings — published 1925
165 editions
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The Beautiful and Damned The Beautiful and Damned (Enriched Classics)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 3.80 — 1103 ratings — published 2002
65 editions
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The Short Stories of F. Scott ... The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Hardcover)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 4.17 — 592 ratings — published 1925
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The Love of the Last Tycoon The Love of the Last Tycoon (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 3.57 — 488 ratings — published 1995
19 editions
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Tender Is the Night Tender Is the Night (Penguin Modern Classics)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 3.88 — 415 ratings — published 2001
40 editions
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Babylon Revisited: And Other S... Babylon Revisited: And Other Stories (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 4.01 — 345 ratings — published 1996
13 editions
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The Short Stories of F. Scott ... The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: A New Collection (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 4.34 — 281 ratings — published 1995
3 editions
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The Diamond as Big as the Ritz The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (Dover Thrift Editions)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 4.10 — 212 ratings — published 2005
22 editions
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The Crack-Up The Crack-Up (Paperback)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 3.93 — 215 ratings — published 1993
3 editions
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Flappers and Philosophers Flappers and Philosophers (Dodo Press)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
avg rating 4.11 — 100 ratings — published 2006
13 editions
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"At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide."
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"Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. "
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"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselssly into the past."
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