The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The riotous throng congregates in his garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins and mysterious past. None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man'.
Not only a page-turner and a heartbreaker, it's one of the most quintessentially American novels ever written * Time *
The American masterwork, the finest work of fiction by any of this country's writers * Washington Post *
The most perfectly crafted work of fiction to have come out of America -- Professor Tony Tanner
He (F Scott Fitzgerald) was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a "generation" * New York Times *
The American masterwork, the finest work of fiction by any of this country's writers * Washington Post *
The most perfectly crafted work of fiction to have come out of America -- Professor Tony Tanner
He (F Scott Fitzgerald) was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a "generation" * New York Times *
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St Paul, Minnesota in 1896. He studied at Princeton University before joining the army in 1917. In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre. Their traumatic relationship and subsequent breakdowns became a major influence on his writing. Among his publications were five novels, This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and the Damned, Tender is the Night and The Last Tycoon (his last and unfinished work); six volumes of short stories and The Crack-Up, a selection of autobiographical pieces. F. Scott Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241951477 |
| ISBN 10 | 024195147X |
| Title | The Great Gatsby |
| Author | F Scott Fitzgerald |
| Series | Penguin Essentials |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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