"A Short Autobiography" (Scribner), by F. Scott Fitzgerald and James L. W. West III: An often light but still poignant side of F. Scott Fitzgerald is evident in this compilation of 19 of his previously published items and articles, written mostly for popular magazines during 1920-1940.
Edited by Fitzgerald scholar James L.W. West III, the collection is billed as an autobiography because the famed American novelist and short story writer keeps the focus on himself, his views and critiques, his celebrated life and times.
The personal essays are frequently funny and fast-paced, particularly during the 1920s when he enjoyed huge literary success and, with his spirited wife, Zelda, …
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