The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Original Title: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Genres: Fiction, Tragedy
Publisher: Madness Serial Publishing
File Version: 1.0
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers.
The story of the mysteriously 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 noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.
The book is consistently ranked among the greatest works of American literature.