The Great Gatsby

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

A wealthy man's pursuit of lost love leads to tragedy.

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180 pages· 48,356 words

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In the opulent world of 1920s Long Island, the enigmatic Jay Gatsby throws lavish parties in a desperate bid to win back his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. As the jazz and gin flow, secrets unravel, revealing the dark undercurrents of ambition and obsession. Will Gatsby's dream shatter under the weight of reality, or can he rewrite the past? Dive into a tale where love and illusion collide, and the American Dream is put to the ultimate test.

From the publisher

One of the classics of twentieth-century literature, “The Great Gatsby” is now available in a definitive, textually accurate edition. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained a number of errors resulting from Fitzgerald’s extensive revisions and a rushed production schedule. Subsequent printings introduced further departures from the author’s words. This edition, based on the Cambridge critical text, restores all the language of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece. Drawing on the manuscript and surviving proof of the novel, along with Fitzgerald’s later revisions and corrections, this is the authorized text - “The Great Gatsby” as Fitzgerald intended it.

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