Claim: The Great Gatsby has an author.
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.
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald -LRB- September 24 , 1896 -- December 21 , 1940 -RRB- , known professionally as F. Scott Fitzgerald , was an American novelist and short story writer , whose works illustrate the Jazz Age.