Paradise Lost

In "Paradise Lost," David Brown offers a comprehensive biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, challenging the popular perception of him as merely a Jazz Age playboy. By exploring Fitzgerald's roots, including his connections to a fading antebellum world and his experiences as an outsider in elite circles, Brown highlights the deeper moralist themes in Fitzgerald's work. The biography delves into Fitzgerald's personal life, including his childhood, tumultuous marriage to Zelda Sayre, and friendship with Hemingway, while also addressing the struggles he faced with alcohol and financial instability during a period of great change in America.