Jim Powell can’t help but be defined as a “jelly-bean”—a man who spends his life in a state of idleness. Not particularly sociable and ill at ease around women, Jim decides to dedicate his life to his work. Yet, after returning from service in the First World War, Jim meets an old classmate by chance, and through him, may evolve into...More
Born on December 21, 1940, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and short-story writer. He was best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age—a term which he coined. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and he received wide critical and popular acclaim after his death. His novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), was inspired by his rise to fame and relationship with Zelda. The Great Gatsby is now widely praised, with some even labeling it the "Great American Novel".
Born on December 21, 1940, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and short-story writer. He was best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age—a term which he coined. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century and he received wide critical and popular acclaim after his death. His novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), was inspired by his rise to fame and relationship with Zelda. The Great Gatsby is now widely praised, with some even labeling it the "Great American Novel".
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Jim Powell can’t help but be defined as a “jelly-bean”—a man who spends his life in a state of idleness. Not particularly sociable and ill at ease around women, Jim decides to dedicate his life to his work. Yet, after returning from service in the First World War, Jim meets an old classmate by chance, and through him, may evolve into something more than just a jelly-bean.
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