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the great gatsby
by f. scott fitzgerald
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new york: charles scribner's sons. scarce edition.
glamorous jazz age novel chronicling the efforts of millionaire jay gatsby to reunite with his former lover, daisy buchanan on long island. published in 1925 the novel initially was a commercial disappointment in comparison to the author's earlier works. scott died in 1940 believing the work had been forgotten. just two years later, during world war ii, the council on books in wartime distributed free copies to deployed soldiers, resulting in its surge in popularity, which snowballed into a critical re-examination of fitzgerald. "the great gatsby" has since become an essential part of american culture and is included in many high school curriculums.
new york: charles scriber's sons. hardcover. book condition: mild shelfwear. near fine. jacket condition: mild soiling and sunning. very good.
glamorous jazz age novel chronicling the efforts of millionaire jay gatsby to reunite with his former lover, daisy buchanan on long island. published in 1925 the novel initially was a commercial disappointment in comparison to the author's earlier works. scott died in 1940 believing the work had been forgotten. just two years later, during world war ii, the council on books in wartime distributed free copies to deployed soldiers, resulting in its surge in popularity, which snowballed into a critical re-examination of fitzgerald. "the great gatsby" has since become an essential part of american culture and is included in many high school curriculums.
new york: charles scriber's sons. hardcover. book condition: mild shelfwear. near fine. jacket condition: mild soiling and sunning. very good.
Synopsis
Written in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be one of the author’s greatest works. Set in New York City and Long Island during the Roaring Twenties, the focus of the story is (of course) its title character, Jay Gatsby, and his unswerving desire to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the love he lost five years earlier. However, Nick Carraway, who happens to be both Gatsby’s neighbor and Daisy’s cousin, narrates Gatsby's journey from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved, and eventually to death. The Great Gatsby is undoubtedly one of the greatest American literary documents of the 1920s, the decade for which Fitzgerald himself coined the term “Jazz Age.” However, in writing the book, Fitzgerald was in fact holding up a mirror to the society of which he was a part. In true Modernist fashion, The Great Gatsby addresses the social issues of the period — namely materialism and displaced spirituality — that ultimately led the decline of the era. The novel’s initial sales situation was less than impressive; fewer than 25,000 copies were sold by Fitzgerald’s death in 1940. But The Great Gatsby gained great popularity during WWII as the critical mainstream began to embrace the author’s work. The Armed Services Editions circulated 150,000 copies to troops alone. Today, The Great Gatsby has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, sells an additional 500,000 copies annually, and is Scribner's most popular title. Ranked #2 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century, the novel is also listed on their Top 100 Novels as well as The Observer’s All-Time 100 Best Novels and Time Magazine’s 100 Best Modern Novels. The Great Gatsby has resulted in a number of adaptations, including Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgerton.
Reviews
On Dec 31 2016, a reader said:
I agree... Shows power of media influence, especially after Mia Farrow's abysmal performance as "Daisy">.
The book was required reading in high school, and really overpriced, story mediocre.
On Sep 28 2015, a reader said:
Instead of buying this book use the money to put a child through college
On Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books said:
Not even his third best book, and one of the most overblown pieces of literature ever written. Critics and high-school teachers have turned what is essentially an interesting period piece into one of the unquestioned giants of literature. Try Tender is the Night.
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- the great gatsby
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- f. scott fitzgerald
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- charles scribner's sons
- Place of Publication
- new york
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