The Diamond as Big as the Ritz

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer associated with the Jazz Age and early modernist literature. Educated at Princeton University, Fitzgerald achieved early success with This Side of Paradise, followed by works including The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. His fiction explores themes of ambition, wealth, illusion, and the moral complexities of modern American life. Fitzgerald remains a central figure in twentieth-century American literature.