Claim: The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and edited by Maxwell Perkins.
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.