F. Scott Fitzgerald

American, 1896–1940

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works capture the glamour and disillusionment of the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby, his masterpiece, is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novels ever written, a lyrical meditation on wealth, ambition, and the American Dream. Fitzgerald's elegant prose and tragic personal life have made him an enduring icon of American literature.