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F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Fitzgerald's work and legend has inspired writers ever since he was first published. The publication of The Great Gatsby prompted T.S. Eliot to write, in a personal letter to Fitzgerald, "it seems to me to be the first step that American fiction has taken since Henry James..."[4] Don Birnam, the protagonist of Charles Jackson's The Lost Weekend, says aloud to himself, "There's no such thing...as a flawless novel. But if there is, this is it".[5] Richard Yates, a writer often compared to Fitzgerald, called The Great Gatsby, "the most nourishing novel [he] read...a miracle of talent...a triumph of technique"
| Title | Rating | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Gatsby |  |
1999-09-30 |