Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Syllabification: (Fitz·ger·ald, F. Scott)
Pronunciation: /fitsˈjerəld/
Definition of Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- (1896–1940), US novelist; full name Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. His novels, in particular The Great Gatsby (1925), provide a vivid portrait of the US during the jazz era of the 1920s. Fitzgerald later became part of an affluent and fashionable set living on the French Riviera; their lifestyle is reflected in Tender is the Night (1934), a semiautobiographical novel.