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The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald


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Summary

The Great Gatsby follows a cast of vibrant characters who reside in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on wealthy Long Island. The book is set in the summer of 1922 and revolves around the mysterious Jay Gatsby who hosts lavish parties for the rich and beautiful yet is rarely seen at them and is mysteriously unknown by all his guests.
Nick Carraway, a Yale alumnus and the core narrator, moves to New York to find employment and rents a bungalow next to Gatsby’s estate. He quickly finds himself caught up in Gatsby’s world and intertwined with the complicated relationships between the people he meets.

The Great Gatsby Summary

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Gatsby’s obsession with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan, is at the core of the story which explores themes of excess and decadence, passion, idealism, classism, and social upheaval. It reveals insight into life in the Roaring Twenties for the wealthy and is based on author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s own experience of parties on Long Island as a young writer.
The Great Gatsby is considered by many to be Fitzgerald’s finest accomplishment and has been acclaimed by many generations of readers, often cited as ‘the great American novel’. It was nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read and has been adapted into a film most recently starring Leonardo Di Caprio in 2013.
You should read this book if…

  • You want to read a classic novel that has been popular for many decades
  • You want to read a novel that reveals the excess and decadence of the Roaring Twenties
  • You love stories that are fast-paced, evocative, and full of engaging but tragic characters

Additional information

GOR000429377
9781853260414
185326041X
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
1992-05-05
144
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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