Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, also known simply as F. Scott Fitzgerald, was an American author and novelist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1896, Fitzgerald was the son of a businessman and an Irish Catholic mother. He attended Princeton University but left without graduating to join the Army during World War I. It was during his time in the Army that Fitzgerald began to seriously pursue his passion for writing, and he published his first novel, "This Side of Paradise," in 1920 at the age of 24.

Fitzgerald went on to publish a series of acclaimed novels, including "The Beautiful and Damned" (1922), "The Great Gatsby" (1925), and "Tender Is the Night" (1934), as well as numerous short stories. His writing often explored the decadence and excess of the wealthy elite during the Roaring Twenties, a theme that has come to define his work.

Despite his success as a writer, Fitzgerald struggled with alcoholism throughout his life, and his relationship with his wife, fellow writer Zelda Fitzgerald, was fraught with turmoil. He died of a heart attack in 1940 at the age of 44, but his influence on American literature and culture has endured, with many of his works still widely read and celebrated today.