{"product_id":"the-great-gatsby-by-f-scott-fitzgerald-9781684224845","title":"The Great Gatsby","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e, Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e noted \"gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,\" is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e received mixed reviews upon publication and sold poorly. In its first year, the book sold only 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten. However, the novel experienced a revival during World War II, becoming a part of American high school curricula and numerous stage and film adaptations in the following decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title of the \"Great American Novel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the novel's revival, later critical writings on \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e focus in particular on Fitzgerald's disillusionment with the American dream in the context of the hedonistic Jazz Age, a name for the era which Fitzgerald claimed to have coined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643337949420,"sku":"9781684224845","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/67a35adcebb457d405282900d0b626ff.jpg?v=1779228625","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-great-gatsby-by-f-scott-fitzgerald-9781684224845","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}