Claim: The Great Gatsby was edited by Maxwell Perkins and written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Evidence: The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922.
His editor , Maxwell Perkins , felt the book was vague and persuaded the author to revise over the next winter.