F. Scott Fitzgerald

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC

May 6, 202637:36Society & Culture

The poster boy for yearning, F. Scott Fitzgerald came to epitomise the American dream. But is the author of The Great Gatsby really so great after all? Pierre Novellie, Rachel Fairburn and Slim dive between the covers an...

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