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F. Scott Fitzgerald


Born
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, The United States
September 24, 1896

Died
December 21, 1940

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John Keats, Sherwood Anderson, Edith Wharton, Theodore Dreiser ...more


Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, widely known simply as Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. During his lifetime, he published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories. Although he achieved temporary popular success and fortune in the 1920s, Fitzgerald received critical acclaim only after his death and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Born into a middle-class family in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald was raised primarily in New York state. He attended Princeton University wher
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Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald  (?)
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“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
American Psycho af Bret Easton Ellis
 
  5 votes 14.7%

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lord of the Flies af William Golding
 
  4 votes 11.8%

The Princess Bride  by William Goldman
The Princess Bride af William Goldman
 
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Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game afOrson Scott Card
 
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Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver
Delirium af Lauren Oliver
 
  2 votes 5.9%

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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Ham der søger Døden by Bent Haller
Ham der søger Døden af Bent Haller
 
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The Pillars of the Earth (The Pillars of the Earth, #1) by Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth af Ken Follett
 
  1 vote 2.9%

The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
The Shawshank Redemption af Stephen King
 
  1 vote 2.9%

The Blind Side Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game af Michael Lewis
 
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The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses af Salman Rushdie
 
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De måske egnede by Peter Høeg
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The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
The Diamond Age af Neal Stephenson
 
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