The great Gatsby

• Main Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940 Francis Scott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: London Collins Classics Harper Press 2010
• Series: Collins classics
• Subjects: First loves > Fiction > New York > New York (State); Rich people > Fiction > New York > New York (State)
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• Physical Description: 168 pages illustrations 18 cm
• ISBN: 9780007368655; 0007368658

The Great American Novel of love and betrayal in the Jazz Age is now a major film. Considered one of the all-time great American works of fiction, Fitzgeralds glorious yet ultimately tragic social satire on the Jazz Age encapsulates the exuberance, energy and decadence of an era. After the war, the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire pursues wealth, riches and the lady he lost to another man with stoic determination. He buys a mansion across from her house and throws lavish parties to try and entice her. When Gatsby finally does reunite with Daisy Buchanan, tragic events are set in motion. Told through the eyes of his detached and omnipresent neighbour and friend, Nick Carraway, Fitzgeralds succinct and powerful prose hints at the destruction and tragedy that awaits.