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F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896 - 1940 Show me a hero, and I will write you a tragedy. Summary Wrote five novels and numerous short stories during the 1920s and 1930s. Portrayed extravagance and carelessness of the Jazz Age. Authored The Great Gatsby, often called the greatest American novel of the 20th century. Pretty Southern belle whom Fitzgerald met while stationed in Alabama Energetic and imaginative Turned Fitzgerald’s first proposal down Later married and moved to New York Symbols of the Jazz Age Attractive and charming Legendary partiers Artistic ambition Drinking and recklessness Zelda’s me