A Panoramic Look at the Prolific F. Scott Fitzgerald

Merle Rubin reviewed The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli (Scribners 1989) at The Christian Science Monitor.

"The decision to arrange them [the stories] chronologically (Cowley's arrangement [in The Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1951)] was thematic) highlights Fitzgerald's increasing ability to probe the depths of seemingly superficial people, whether it's the dawning self-awareness of the young couple in One Trip Abroad, or the unexpected resourcefulness of the charming, nouveau riche Fifi Schwartz in The Hotel Child."

[I've noted that the various Fitzgerald anthologies, when offered for sale online, sometimes confuse identifications, notably cover images. -ed.]

See Fitzgerald, "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" from Tales of the Jazz Age in Gateway to the Great Books (10 Vol., 1963) volume 3, and The Great Gatsby in Great Books of the Western World (second edition, 60 Vol., 1990) volume 60.