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The diamond as big as the Ritz and other stories

Pages
177
Published
1962
Language
English

Synopsis

F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" is a sharp critique of wealth and the moral decay it can bring. This story, along with others in the collection, explores the excesses and disillusionment of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald's signature prose examines the lives of the wealthy and the consequences of their choices.

About the author

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties. He finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night and his most famous, the celebrated classic, The Great Gatsby. A fifth, unfinished novel, *The Lov...

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