The Rich Boy: classic literature

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Overview

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 -December 21, 1940) was an American Jazz Age author of novels andshort stories. He is regarded as one of the greatest twentieth centurywriters. 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 ofshort stories that treat themes of youth, despair, and age.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543150636
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/16/2017
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.11(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