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The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic tale set in the Roaring Twenties, exploring themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream. The story follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, as narrated by Nick Carraway, a newcomer to the glittering world of Long Island's elite. The novel intricately portrays the complexities of ambition, relationships, and social change in post-World War I America.
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You might enjoy this novel if you're captivated by the opulence and excess of the Roaring Twenties. With its themes of love, wealth, and the pursuit of the American Dream, it offers a gripping portrayal of ambition and disillusionment set against the backdrop of glamorous parties and intricate social dynamics.

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The Great Gatsby

New, lavishly produced paperback with a beautiful cover with foil and illustrations by Art Deco artist George Barbier. Here presented in a new fully edited and annotated version, it contains an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald's life and works.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale of love and loss in 1920s America.

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Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky business interests and a shadowy past.

As the two men strike up an unlikely friendship, details of Gatsby’s impossible love for a married woman emerge, until events spiral into tragedy.

Regarded as Fitzgerald’s masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of American literature, The Great Gatsby is a vivid chronicle of the excesses and decadence of the Jazz Age, as well as a timeless cautionary critique of the American dream.

Series: The F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection

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The Great Gatsby is widely praised for its vivid portrayal of the Jazz Age, capturing the atmosphere of 1920s America. Reviewers often laud F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterful prose and the poignant exploration of themes like wealth, class, and the American Dream. It's frequently regarded as a timeless classic that offers a deep psychological insight into its characters and the era it depicts.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847492586

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 224

About the Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American writer. His novels depicted the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age. Though he achieved popular success, fame, and fortune in his lifetime, Fitzgerald did not receive much critical acclaim until after his death.

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