F Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer best known for The Great Gatsby and his depictions of the Jazz Age. Educated at Princeton, Fitzgerald began publishing fiction while still a student. His early stories an collegiate writings laid the groundwork for his later explorations of ambition, class, romance, and disillusionment. Today he remains one of the defining voices of twentieth-century American literature. Read More Read Less