The Great Gatsby
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"One of the most important works in American literature — and to many the great American novel." — Time. "I want to write something new" F. Scott Fitzgerald... Read more
"One of the most important works in American literature — and to many the great American novel." — Time.
"I want to write something new" F. Scott Fitzgerald told his editor Maxwell Per.. Read less
"I want to write something new" F. Scott Fitzgerald told his editor Maxwell Per.. Read less
Description
"One of the most important works in American literature — and to many the great American novel." — Time.
"I want to write something new" F. Scott Fitzgerald told his editor Maxwell Perkins "something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." A century later Fitzgerald's little book of big ideas retains its freshness and excitement. The quintessential portrait of Jazz Age America it reflects the era's postwar exuberance as well as the corruption and immorality lurking behind the glamour of wild parties dancing and illegal drinking.
Narrator Nick Carraway — a transplant from the Midwest like Fitzgerald himself — observes the wasteful lives of his well-to-do neighbors in this tale of money love and the pursuit of the American dream. The unforgettable cast is headed by Jay Gatsby a self-made man whose determination to realize his fantasies embodies both the glories of imagination and the grimness of reality. Above all The Great Gatsby is animated by the magic of Fitzgerald's incandescent prose and its timeless exploration of the importance of honesty the temptations of wealth and the struggle to escape the past.
"I want to write something new" F. Scott Fitzgerald told his editor Maxwell Perkins "something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." A century later Fitzgerald's little book of big ideas retains its freshness and excitement. The quintessential portrait of Jazz Age America it reflects the era's postwar exuberance as well as the corruption and immorality lurking behind the glamour of wild parties dancing and illegal drinking.
Narrator Nick Carraway — a transplant from the Midwest like Fitzgerald himself — observes the wasteful lives of his well-to-do neighbors in this tale of money love and the pursuit of the American dream. The unforgettable cast is headed by Jay Gatsby a self-made man whose determination to realize his fantasies embodies both the glories of imagination and the grimness of reality. Above all The Great Gatsby is animated by the magic of Fitzgerald's incandescent prose and its timeless exploration of the importance of honesty the temptations of wealth and the struggle to escape the past.
Information
Subject: Language Arts
Brand: Dover Publications
Publisher Date: 01/13/2021
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dimensions: 8.00 x 5.00
UPC: 9780486845593
Pages: 256
