Fitzgerald’s last, unfinished novel tells of the rise to fame and power of a Hollywood film producer. The protagonist is believed to be based on the life and career of real-life producer Irving Thalberg.
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties. He finished four novels, *This Side of Paradise*, *The Beautiful and Damned*, *Tender Is the Night* and his most famous, the celebrated classic, *The Great Gatsby*. A fifth, unfinished novel, *The Love of the Last Tycoon* was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with despair and age. ([Wikipedia][1])
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald
