Synopsis "The Great Gatsby (Premium Edition)"

The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's third novel and was published in 1925. It is a rags to riches tale set in 1920's New York and revolves around the American dream by telling the story of millionaire Jay Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman. When first published in the twenties, it received a tepid response but surged in popularity during World War II. Ironically, this was after the author's death in 1940. The book is now considered to be a literary masterwork.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Saint Paul, Minnesota, September 24, 1896-Hollywood, California, December 21, 1940) was a military officer, host, novelist, and American writer, widely known as one of the finest authors of the 20th century, whose works are paradigmatic of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the Lost Generation of the twenties.

He wrote five novels: The Great Gatsby, Tender Is the Night, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, and The Last Tycoon, which, although unfinished, was published after his death. He also wrote numerous short stories, many of which deal with youth and promise, age and despair.

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