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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Random House Inc
30 March 2021
"A fresh repackage of the ""Great American Novel"", F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-known work about love, the frailty of success, and darkness lurking amidst the brightness of the Jazz Age, featuring a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and critic, Wesley Morris.

The classic novel that continues to haunt our understanding of ambition, love, entitlement, and the American Dream-with an exclusive discussion guide and an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Wesley Morris

The basis for the Broadway musical starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada

#2 on theModernLibrary's List of the 100 Best Novels of the Twentieth Century

Nick Carraway is an aspiring writer; his cousin, Daisy, is married to the fabulously wealthy Tom Buchanan. Their neighbor, Jay Gatsby, throws extravagant and extraordinary parties in the exclusive and hallowed neighborhood of West Egg. The entanglements between these four characters form the backbone of F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest work.

When it was first published in 1925, The Great Gatsby was heralded ""a mystical, glamorous story of today"" (The New York Times). Since then, the story of Jay Gatsby and his love for the treacherous, effervescent Daisy Buchanan has become a staple in high school and college classroomsas well asa beloved favorite of readers everywhere."
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Imprint:   Random House Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   177g
ISBN:   9780593133552
ISBN 10:   0593133552
Pages:   192
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Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

F. Scott Fitzgeraldwas considered the quintessential author of the Jazz Age. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, Fitzgerald attended Princeton University, where he began to write seriously. After joining the U.S. Army in 1917, Fitzgerald met Zelda Sayre, whom he later married. In 1920, Fitzgerald's first novel,This Side of Paradise,transformed Fitzgerald overnight into a literary sensation.The Great Gatsbyfollowed in 1925, although it was not as popular at the time as his second novel,The Beautiful and the Damned. Fitzgerald died in 1940 of a heart attack. He was forty-four years old.

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