F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940),

The Great Gatsby

by

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her;
If you can bounce high, bounce for her too,
Till she cry "Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover,
I must have you!"

--THOMAS PARKE D'INVILLIERS

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Esquire (February 1940)

Esquire (January 1940)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

 by 

 1933  

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, and named after his ancestor Francis Scott Key, the author of The Star-Spangled Banner. Fitzgerald was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Though an intelligent child, he did poorly in school and was sent to a New Jersey boarding school in 1911. Despite being a mediocre student there, he managed to enroll at Princeton in 1913.

菲兹杰拉德，F. Scott Fitzgerald，1896 -- 1940，美国小说家。

1896年9月24日菲兹杰拉德生于明尼苏达州圣保罗市。父亲是家具商。他年轻时试写过剧本。读完高中后考入普林斯顿大学。在校时曾自组剧团，并为 校内文学刊物写稿。后因身体欠佳，中途辍学。 1917年菲兹杰拉德入伍，终日忙于军训，未曾出国打仗。退伍后坚持业余写作。

1920年菲兹杰拉德出版了长篇小说《人间天堂》，从此出了名，小说出版后他与吉姗尔达结婚。婚后携妻寄居巴黎，结识了安德逊、海明威等多位美国作家。

Complete works by
F. Scott Fitzgerald(菲兹杰拉德)，1896 -- 1940，美国小说家。

Introduction of F. Scott Fitzgerald /菲茨杰拉德作者简介
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