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Episode 52: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Episode 52: F. Scott Fitzgerald

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 In this episode, we discuss the life and legacy of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born in 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, when he was 23. He would go on to become a Jazz Age celebrity and his short stories and novels captured the exuberance, excess, and irony of the era. For all of its sparkle, Fitzgerald’s work is also thoughtful, yearning, and poignant. His classic novel, The Great Gatsby, is a rueful examination of the American Dream and, ultimately, its emptiness. Fitzgerald, too, experienced the elusiveness of this dream. After his initial [...]
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