7 Best Short Stories - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Step into the dazzling world of F. Scott Fitzgerald, where glamour masks heartbreak and ambition dances with ruin. This collection captures the roaring beauty and quiet despair of the Jazz Age—through characters who chase dreams, fall from grace, and navigate the fine line between illusion and reality. Fitzgerald's prose shimmers with elegance and irony, exposing the hidden fractures beneath polished lives. These stories reveal not just an era, but the timeless struggles of love, identity, and fate.



This book includes:



The Diamond as Big as the Ritz: A young man visits a friend's secret mansion and discovers unimaginable wealth—and an even more unbelievable secret.



The Jelly-Bean: A drifting young man meets an impulsive, charming girl on a wild Southern night that might change how he sees the world—and himself.



May Day: In postwar New York, lives collide in a whirlwind of parties, protests, and heartbreak—one unforgettable night where everything unravels.



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Born with the appearance of an old man, Benjamin lives life in reverse—a strange, moving journey through time, love, and inevitable solitude.



Bernice Bobs Her Hair: A shy girl reinvents herself to gain popularity—but the game of appearances leads to a sharp and surprising revenge.



Head and Shoulders: A brilliant scholar's world flips upside down when he meets a bold dancer—what starts with books ends in acrobatics.



The Cut-Glass Bowl: A poisoned gift follows a woman through life, reflecting not just light, but secrets, sorrow, and the heavy cost of her choices.



F. Scott Fitzgerald (18961940)was the dazzling yet tragic voice of the Jazz Age. Born in Minnesota, he longed for the world of wealth he could never truly join, a tension that shaped his fiction. His marriage to Zelda Sayre, his muse and companion in a whirlwind of parties, mirrored both the glamour and collapse of the 1920s. Author of The Great Gatsby, Tender Is the Night and other works, Fitzgerald captured ambition, love, illusion, and the emptiness of the American Dream. Though he died believing himself a failure, his lyrical prose later secured him a place among the greatest American writers.