The 22 Books F. Scott Fitzgerald Called "Required Reading"

2026-10-04 · 42 min · 9 entities

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During a turbulent summer in 1936 marked by personal distress, financial struggles, and heavy drinking, renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald compiled a list of 22 essential books for his assigned nurse, Dorothy Richardson. This curated selection featured diverse literary works, ranging from poetry collections and psychology guides to novels by esteemed writers like William Faulkner, Marcel Proust, and Leo Tolstoy. Fitzgerald's own writing career had been heavily shaped by various literary influences, notably the poetry of John Keats and the prose of Joseph Conrad. Despite achieving overnight literary fame and defining the Jazz Age with iconic works like The Great Gatsby, his personal life was frequently upended by chaos, marital struggles, and his wife Zelda's institutionalization. Ultimately, Fitzgerald passed away in 1940 with an unfinished manuscript, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most celebrated figures of twentieth-century American literature. "Open a book. Discover a world." This episode includes AI-generated content.