Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Who was Ernest Hemingway? F. Scott Fitzgerald? We hardly need to ask. They are several of the greatest writers of the 20th century, and will be remembered for their very different contributions to literature. But, these two men were also friends.

At the beginning of his writing career, Fitzgerald seemed destined for unlimited success. In the early 1920s, he was the embodiment and the chronicler of the Jazz Age.

(1896-1940) American writer. F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for "The Great Gatsby" and other novels of the Jazz Age. His wife, Zelda, was also a writer; and he based "Tender is the Night" on her boughts with insanity. Read more about F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In "F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels and Stories, 1920-1922," Jackson R. Bryer presents a collection of Fitzgerald's early works: "This Side of Paradise" (1920), "Flappers and Philosophers" (1920), "The Beautiful and the Damned" (1922), and "Tales of the Jazz Age" (1922).

F. Scott Fitzgerald died from a heart attack on December 21, 1940. However, many events intervened in the years since their first meeting to create a rift that caused them to be less friendly for some years before death finally seperated them.

In "Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald," Scott Donaldson draws from a career in the study of Hemingway and Fitzgerald to create a complete story of the friendship between the two men. He writes about the triumphs they shared, along with all of the obstacles that intervened through the years to drive the men apart: alcohol, money, jealousy, and all.

In "F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels and Stories, 1920-1922," Jackson R. Bryer presents a collection of Fitzgerald's early works: "This Side of Paradise" (1920), "Flappers and Philosophers" (1920), "The Beautiful and the Damned" (1922), and "Tales of the Jazz Age" (1922).