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The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby is a classic novel set in the Roaring Twenties, exploring themes of wealth, ambition, and the American Dream. The story follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway, the novel delves into the lives of the American elite, revealing their glamour, deceit, and ultimately tragic consequences.
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This classic novel may appeal to you if you enjoy tales of wealth, love, and the American Dream set in the opulent Jazz Age. Its intricate depiction of society and human emotion offers a poignant exploration of aspiration and disillusionment, making it a timeless read for fans of literary fiction.

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The Great Gatsby

Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, Gatsby longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion. The Great Gatsby is an elegiac and exquisite portrait of the American Dream.

Fitzgerald's glittering Jazz Age masterpiece.

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The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald's glittering Jazz Age masterpiece.

Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, Gatsby longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion.

The Great Gatsby is an elegiac and exquisite portrait of the American Dream.

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The Great Gatsby is acclaimed as a quintessential piece of American literature, capturing the glamour and excess of the Jazz Age while offering prophetic insights into the ephemeral nature of success and wealth. Reviewers praise it for its haunting meditation on themes like aspiration and disillusionment, and its sharp critique of materialism and duplicity. Often described as a modern parable and an elegy for the American Dream, the novel intricately weaves themes of romance, betrayal, and societal critique into a compelling narrative.

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ISBN: 9780099541530

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 January 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 120g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 -1940) is widely considered the poet laureate of the Jazz Age. He wrote many short stories and four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and the Damned, Tender is the Night and The Great Gatsby. An unfinished novel, The Last Tycoon, was published posthumously.

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