Which American author wrote 'The Great Gatsby'?

The American author who wrote The Great Gatsby was F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons on April 10, 1925, the novel is set on Long Island and in New York City during the Jazz Age. Its narrator, Nick Carraway, becomes involved with Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire whose extravagant parties and wealth conceal his determined hope of rekindling a romance with Daisy Buchanan.

Fitzgerald drew on his experiences of 1920s prosperity, social ambition, and elite parties. The novel also reflects his youthful relationship with socialite Ginevra King, whose family considered Fitzgerald an unsuitable match because he lacked money. Those experiences helped shape the book’s recurring tension between love, class, inherited wealth, and the American Dream.

The Great Gatsby was not an immediate commercial success; Fitzgerald died in 1940 believing his work had been largely forgotten. Its reputation changed dramatically during World War II, when free copies were distributed to American soldiers overseas. It later became a staple of school curricula and is now widely regarded as a classic of American literature.