Francis Scott Fitzgerald lived a colorful life, experienced early success and the bitterness of defeat. His passionate love for his wife Zelda made him incredibly happy - and brought him the greatest suffering. He was an unusually charming and handsome man, distinguished by his kindness and nobility - and at the same time, his contemporaries were amazed by his wild antics. In the novels and stories of Scott Fitzgerald, one can easily distinguish the author himself: they reflected all the vicissitudes of his life, the stormy relationship with Zelda, the subtlest impulses of his artistic soul. He also became the prototype of the main character of his most poignant and famous creation - the novel “The Great Gatsby”, which has been filmed for the fifth time since its creation. Fitzgerald was destined to experience his own decline, disappointment and the collapse of his deepest hopes, but his works still excite the hearts of readers, and his name is forever included in the golden fund of world literature. Andrew Turnbull met Fitzgerald when he rented a house on his parents' estate in Baltimore. Despite the age difference, they became close friends. Turnbull talked with a huge number of Fitzgerald's acquaintances, adding his own personal impressions to the collected material. Thus, a unique biography was created, painting a controversial and surprisingly attractive image of the great writer.