MPR Books - F. Scott Fitzgerald Conference in St. Paul

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MPR's Morning Edition,
September 18, 2002
MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with Dr. Eleanor Heginbotham, professor at Concordia University and co-chair of the conference.
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Midmorning,
September 20, 2002
MPR's Katherine Lanpher talked with Dave Page, co-chair of the conference, and Eleanor Lanahan, Fitzgeralds's granddaughter.
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RELATED LINKS
F. Scott Fitzgerald's 100th Birthday: A Web feature from the September 1996 centennial: a crossword puzzle, a note from Garrison Keillor, and more.

Fitzgerald in St. Paul: More information about the conference.

Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time: According to this online essay from the Smithsonian Institute, Fitzgerald's urgings, in part, led to Hemmingway being taken on as a writer for publisher Charles Scribner's Sons.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Conference in St. Paul
September, 18 2002

F. Scott Fitzgerald scholars and fans from around the world are gathering in St. Paul this week for the Sixth International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society conference that runs from Sept. 18-22. Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul and became a literary sensation in the 1920s. The conference is in St. Paul for the first time.

Recommended Books
• F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota: Toward the Summit, by Dave Page and John Koblas. North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 1996. ISBN: 087839107X
(From the publisher) The book describes F. Scott Fitzgerald's Minnesota roots. Born in St. Paul, Fitzgerald spent much time in the state, and his experiences here greatly influenced his fiction. Fitzgerald's close connections with his hometown and the state of Minnesota worked their way into hs fiction.

• Scottie the Daughter of...: The Life of Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan Smith, by Eleanor Lanahan. HarperCollins, 1995. ISBN: 0060171790
(From the publisher) The first biography of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's daughter, Scottie, is written by her own daughter and provides an insider's look into this exalted, brilliant, yet troubled American family.