F. Scott Fitzgerald
This goo was worth a point in April 2025.
publication date: Thursday, April 10, 2025 (part of April 2025)
category: 
Literature
clue: One hundred years ago, this Jazz Age novelist, named after Francis Scott Key, wrote what many consider the Great American Novel, although his premature death prevented his American life from having a second act.
explanation: Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, one of a few works often called the Great American Novel, was first published on April 10, 1925. He coined the expression "the Jazz Age" and famously wrote that "there are no second acts in American lives." more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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