ZOOM-F. Scott Fitzgerald

Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his four completed novels depicting the flashiness and excess of the Jazz Age, a term he popularized in his short story collection “Tales of the Jazz Age.”  In his brief 44 years, he not only produced four novels, but four story collections, and a total of 164 short stories published in some the leading magazines of the day. Although he achieved popular success and fortune in the 1920s, Fitzgerald didn’t receive full critical acclaim until after his death in 1940.  He is now regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

Led by Dr. Bill Thierfelder, a retired college professor who taught a variety of Arts and Humanities courses for 32 years at several New York universities and colleges, including St. John's University and Dowling College. He holds a Ph.D. in English, with minors in theater, art history and music history.

Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this event is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. Registration is required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Library. For more information about this program, please email Rebecca at rrandall@biblio.org or call the reference desk at 203-262-0626 ext 1.