Hemingway wrote about him: “His talent was as natural as a pattern of pollen on a butterfly’s wings.” Fitzgerald’s novels “The Great Gatsby” and “Tender Is the Night” influenced the formation of a new world literary tradition of the 20th century. However, Fitzgerald is also known as the author of brilliant short stories, only a small part of which has been translated into Russian. The book presented here is already the second of several planned volumes to be published after “New Melodies of Sad Orchestras.” It is intended to correct this regrettable omission. In front of you are fifteen—sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always brilliant—stories by a recognized master of subtle psychology. And, importantly, again in brilliant translations.