Irish-American Writers
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Born to an upper-middle-class Irish Catholic family in St. Paul, Minnesota, F. Scott Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, his second cousin three times removed. Known for his breezy, witty style with themes of promise and disillusionment, Fitzgerald finished four novels including The Great Gatsby. A fifth novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, was published posthumously although it was unfinished. Fitzgerald is widely regarded as on of the 20th century's greatest writers, and the seminal writer of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself.
This author is one of my favorites, if not my top choice. His writing, even when I was have to tear it apart and analyze every sentence in high school, has always touched something in me. I also bow to his brilliance in making me think and see things from a unique point of view. I hope you all read at least one of his novels in your lifetime!
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