The Great Gatsby

    • Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • Genre: Romance Drama
    • Publication Date: April 10, 1925
    • Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
    • Pages: 192
    • ISBN 0-7432-7356-7
    • Adaptations: The Great Gatsby Film, The Great Gatsby Opera
  • The Great Gatsby is a novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. While the book did not find a wide audience upon its initial publication, it currently stands as Fitzgerald's most popular work and is widely read in high school and college literature courses.
  • Plot Synopsis

    The Great Gatsby is a short novel set in Long Island and New York City during the summer of 1922. The story follows a wealthy and adventurous young man, Jay Gatsby, and his love for Daisy Buchanan.
  • Critical Reception

    • "It expresses one phase of the great grotesque spectacle of our American scene. It is humor, irony, ribaldry, pathos and loveliness. . . . A curious book, a mystical, glamorous story of today." - Edwin C. Clark
    • "Memorable...certainly one of the finest readings ever recorded." - The New York Times
    • "The Great Gatsby is not your typical fictional novel. In this book you will find mystery, excitement, rule-breaking, parties, and shady characters that surprise you with every..." - Amazon.com user review

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