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F. Scott Fitzgerald: beyond the Jazz Age // 100 years after his birth, the writer's influence lingers

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19960922
Author:ANNE THOMPSON

PRINCETON, N.J. Under glass in a university exhibit, a book published in 1922 shows a couple forever young. A tuxedo-clad man with a strong, jutting jaw line poses next to a fine-featured beauty with a thick, blond bob, her slender arms naked in an evening gown.

This fictional pair could be anyone, but it is no accident that they look almost exactly like the book's author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his wife, Zelda.

Fitzgerald, born 100 years ago this week, made a career out of blurring the line between life and art, creating an irresistible image of youth, celebrity and excess - an image ...

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