Francis Scott Fitzgerald remains the definitive chronicler of the Jazz Age a term he himself popularized. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and educated at Princeton, Fitzgerald s life and work were inextricably linked to the glittering, restless energy of the 1920s. He became a literary sensation at the age of twenty-three with his debut, This Side of Paradise, capturing the spirit of a generation that had grown up to find "all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken."
Fitzgerald s prose is celebrated for its lyrical beauty, emotional depth, and haunting nostalgia. His masterpiece, The Great Gatsby (1925), is often cited as the ultimate American novel, offering a profound critique of the American Dream through themes of wealth, class, and the elusive nature of the past.
