This collection of works published by Simon & Schuster mainly collects Fitzgerald's creation from the mid to late 1830s. It includes not only works that were difficult to publish because "the theme and artistic form did not meet the appreciation standards of editors and readers at the time", but also scattered works that Fitzgerald had submitted to the magazine that were not systematically compiled and published.

Publisher Scribner said that the greatest feature of this collection is "Fitzgerald's writing of contradictory themes, focusing on what young men and women say and do when they are not restrained by social rules." ”

“Fitzgerald would rather have his work unpublished and unknown to the public than to have his work changed at will by his contemporary editors. Even when he was in the most embarrassment and needed money most, he did not waver. ”

The representative story in this collection, "I Would Die for You," is selected from a story Fitzgerald wrote when he was living in North Carolina, USA. At that time, he was deeply suffering from alcoholism and his wife lived in a nearby nursing home. Novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote to his brother Fred in 1936: "In the Grove Park Hotel lived a man of poverty and despair. He was gifted, but he lived a depressed life in alcoholism and self-pity...I forgot to tell you his name, his name was Scott Fitzgerald. Not long ago, a newspaper in New York published a pretentious interview - a despicable reporter visited this poor man, gave him encouragement and confidence, then turned around and left, then betrayed him. I myself have been victimized by this despicable method many times, and I know how damaging it can be to Fitzgerald. ”

Scribner said, "Hollywood stars and showrunners came to the lakes and forests of the Great Smoky Mountains to try to immortalize Fitzgerald in their cinematic worlds. ”In 1937, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood due to a contract with MGM (MGM). He died in 1940 at the age of 44, leaving his literary works to the world, including "The Great Gatsby" and "Tender Is the Night."

Scribner revealed that this collection of works, selected by Anne Margaret Daniel, will "observe Jets Ferrad's bold and persistent literary style from a unique perspective" and "perfectly present his beautiful and sharp language features." Last year, The Strand published Fitzgerald's short story, which was discovered in the archives of Princeton University by its editor, Andrew Gulli. The novel "Temperature" tells the story of an alcoholic writer named Emmet Monsen who suffers from heart disease.

“When we talk about Fitzgerald, we always think of the tragic stories he wrote, such as "The Great Gatsby" and "Tender Is the Night," but "Temperature" demonstrates his superb attainments and unique artistic style in short stories, and it also shows that he is a writer who can write elegant comedies. ” Gulli said. "Fitzgerald was always unable to contain his desire and talent to ridicule and criticize the world. His objects of ridicule ranged from doctors to Hollywood idols, and of course the various rules of this society. ”

(Translation: Ma Haoboer)