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The Great Gatsby
by F Scott Fitzgerald
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780743273565 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing," as well as Fitzgerald's sharp social sense; and Thomas Wolfe hailed it as Fitzgerald's "best work" thus far. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when, The New York Times remarked, "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s that resonates with the power of myth. A novel of lyrical beauty yet brutal realism, of magic, romance, and mysticism, The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.
This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of The Great Gatsby, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli and authorized by the estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The first edition of The Great Gatsby contained many errors resulting from Fitzgerald's extensive revisions and a rushed production schedule, and subsequent editions introduced further departures from the author's intentions. This critical edition draws on the manuscript and surviving proofs of the novel, along with Fitzgerald's later revisions and corrections, to restore the text to its original form. It is The Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald intended it.
About the Author
Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was one of the major literary voices in the twentieth century.
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AshleyScott83, November 9, 2007 (view all comments by AshleyScott83)
This is THE American Novel. Come on, it's the Great Gatsby. Beautiful, an amazing economy of words, brilliant. Anyone with any interest in American literature really must read this book. It is absolutely the cornerstone.
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Jennifer Short, August 19, 2007 (view all comments by Jennifer Short)
The 1920s were roaring with excitement, and this book captures it. Fitzgerald has a writing style that is captivating. Nick Carraway moves to New York from Minnesota, and lives next door to a man named Gatsby who has the most lavish parties. As I was reading this, I wished I could have attended one of these parties with the socialites of New York in the 1920s! Gatsby is in love with another man's wife, Daisy, and enlists Nick's help in arranging meetings, but the fun ends when Daisy's husband begins to realize she's having an affair!
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venechilian, July 30, 2007 (view all comments by venechilian)
I found this book to be very blah, i would never have read it if it wasn't because i had to in a class.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780743273565
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Scribner Book Company
- Author:
- Subject:
- Classics
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Copyright:
- 2004
- Edition Description:
- B102
- Publication Date:
- October 2004
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 180
- Dimensions:
- 7.84x6.16x.41 in. .37 lbs.
