Great Writers 1: F. Scott Fitzgerald

This is the first in a series about writers I admire and who have given me great pleasure over the years. I begin with F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of "The Great Gatsby", "The Last Tycoon", "The Beautiful and Damned", "Tender is The Night and other works, and who paved the way for J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye with his first novel "This Side of Paradise" and his stories on "Basil", an awkward and introspective adolescent who foreshadows Salinger's Holden Caulfield.

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[WheelsOfLove]

Dear sir,

Might I say this is a wonderful piece of video, I am doing Fitzgerald for my English dissertation at university. This has been awfully nice to hear, even more so for the readings its clear you have a passion for Literature, as do I

All the best

John

[OldGrumpyGuy]

@WheelsOfLove Thanks for your message. It is very gratifying to hear comments like this.

[pamtime22]

I love F Scott Fitzgerald's writings. His characters in his books and short stories were so real to me. Even though I did not live during the 20's, his writing is so informative as to the lifestyle and thoughts of of people during that time, like stepping in a time machine and going back then. Especially his introduction in the Great Gatsby that "the rich are very different from you and me." Amazing!

[OldGrumpyGuy]

@pamtime22 The great thing about Fitzgerald's writing is its timelessness. His observations about life and the way people think and act have relevance in any era.

[ghostmanriding]

This is an excellent video,thanks for posting it.

[OldGrumpyGuy]

@ghostmanriding Thanks for your comment

[LatinGamerps3]

I love Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby was the first real book i loved, and i never have looked back. Great video thanks. A 16 year old from NYC

[SystemJammer]

Great video! Loved the cynical swipes at the "masculine" writers (though I myself read some Hemingway and Mailer) ... I read THE GREAT GATSBY for my undergraduate degree and some Fitzgerald short stories.

[PoliticalWeekly]

@beradification He technically got only one movie credit and wrote many more. He was only chosen to puff up the scripts.

[ahmedmaazouzi]

Thank you thank you... I read his great gatsby and I have really loved it... it was astonishing really

[ZAN871]

@beradification You're and idiot. Have you read This Side of Paradise?

[beradification]

Fitzgerald wrote only one good book- the great gatsby, the rest of his work was mediocre. Just in the 20 th century there were tons of better authors... Jorge Luis Borges, James joyce, phillip roth, and gore vidals book golden age beats anything he ever wrote. Fitzgerald ended his life drinking and writing bad movie scripts.

[jjdynamite34]

Fitzgerald is the greatest author of all-time, hands down

[BlameItOnThePenguin2]

Fitzgerald is a great writer. I'm starting to see why a lot of his books were based around wealthy living and the "high-life" now... It seems like it al comes from his own personal experiences. I especially liked the last passage from The Great Gatsby. I've always stuck with the belief that the best writing sprouts from personal experience.