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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

Roaring Twenties tragedy of elusive American Dream.

"The Great Gatsby" captures the essence of the Jazz Age with its rich portrayal of excess and longing. It's a timeless exploration of ambition, love, and betrayal that still resonates today. If you're drawn to eloquent prose and the allure of high society's dark underbelly, this classic will captivate you with its enduring tale of the cost of idealism.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2003)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Nominee for Illustrated Book (2008)
  • Long Island Reads (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9781907360756
Authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: Crw Publishing
Date of Publication: 2012-09-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.93
(rated by 5584984 readers)

Description

The year is 1922, and young Nick Carraway moves to the village of West Egg, where he discovers that his neighbor is the eclectic millionaire Jay Gatsby. As he and Gatsby become acquainted, Nick is thrown into a world full of dazzling parties, unrequited love, and unchecked idealism. Gatsby, surrounded by riches, yearns for the love of a woman who chose another man. He waits for her every night, using a green light at the end of his dock to call out to her from across the water. Daisy, stuck in a loveless marriage, dreams of what could have been—and gets a taste for it after she is re-acquainted with Gatsby through Nick. Considered by critics to be one of the greatest novels ever written, this 1925 masterpiece is a portrait of the Roaring Twenties that’s full of literary intrigue, resounding metaphors, and decadent glimpses into the glitz and glam of early twentieth-century America. As relevant today as ever, it offers a cautionary tale of the American Dream, warning against the temptation to believe that enough money paired with equal desire can achieve anything—even reverse the deepest regrets.
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Roaring Twenties tragedy of elusive American Dream.

"The Great Gatsby" captures the essence of the Jazz Age with its rich portrayal of excess and longing. It's a timeless exploration of ambition, love, and betrayal that still resonates today. If you're drawn to eloquent prose and the allure of high society's dark underbelly, this classic will captivate you with its enduring tale of the cost of idealism.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2003)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Nominee for Illustrated Book (2008)
  • Long Island Reads (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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