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Fitzgerald: My Lost City: Personal Essays, 1920-1940

This book is a compilation of essays written by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald during the specified time period. The essays offer insights into his personal experiences, reflections, and observations from that era. more

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, renowned for his works that encapsulate the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. His most celebrated novel, 'The Great Gatsby,' is a critical and commercial success, reflecting the themes of the American Dream and the decline of the American upper class. more

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