F. Scott Fitzgerald A to Z : The Essential Reference to His Life and Work (illustrated ed)

The Literary A to Z series provides the detail readers need to fully appreciate the lives and works of great writers.

Coverage includes: -- Detailed synopses of all major and most minor works -- An overview of the critical reception to each work -- Descriptions of all characters, fictional and factual, and all settings -- Discussions of important people in the author's life.

Accessible and Engaging Each volume draws upon an extensive range of critical and biographical material from hundreds of books, articles, and scholarly notes, synthesizing and presenting this material in an accessible and engaging way.

An Excellent Reference Tool Each engaging entry contains cross references so that all related information can be easily accessed.

Enhanced by photographs, illustrations, and extensive bibliographies, each volume in the Literary A to Z series is a valuable reference tool.

This volume draws from a vast array of letters, autobiography, bibliography, correspondence, reviews, the texts themselves, and interviews with those who knew him.

It records not only of Fitzgerald's career as a literary artist and professional writer, but also that of a young man, a husband, a father, a lover, and a Hollywood screenwriter.

More than 2,200 entries include: -- Descriptions of all characters, both fictional and factual, and all settings within his work -- Discussions of important people in his life, including family and friends.