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Facts about F. Scott Fitzgerald: Life and Works
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Tender Is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald's fourth novel, was published in 1934 and drew on Zelda's psychiatric treatment for its central female character.
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Before achieving literary fame, F. Scott Fitzgerald published his debut novel This Side of Paradise in 1920, which made him an overnight celebrity at age 23.
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Alcoholism and financial struggle plagued F. Scott Fitzgerald throughout his life, and he died in 1940 largely believing himself a failure.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald drew heavily on his turbulent marriage to Zelda Sayre, whose mental illness and hospitalization deeply influenced his later writing.
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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's most celebrated novel, was published in 1925 and is set during the Jazz Age on Long Island.