EAN: 9780063046689

THE GREAT GATSBY - F SCOTT FITZGERALD KARTONIER...

An undisputed masterpiece of twentieth-century literature  this stunning  lavishly designed new
edition of The Great Gatsby is perfect for Fitzgerald lovers and classics collectors alike. In
his masterpiece  The Great Gatsby  F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the paradisiacal illusions of
the post-World War One generation  only to shatter them. At the heart of this piercing and
defining novel of the Jazz Age is the eponymous romantic  holding tight to the past while
pursuing the elusive future of his dreams. Living in a glittering mansion on Long Island  Jay
Gatsby is famous for his hedonistic parties that draw strangers like moths to his starlight 
even as sensational rumors surround him and his fortune. With the arrival of his new neighbor 
Nick Carraway  a modest bond salesman from the Midwest  Gatsby finds a confidant for his
burdensome secrets and an arbiter who can help him obtain what he most desires-the luminous
socialite across the bay. She is Daisy  the lost and treasured love of his youth  a
self-absorbed beauty unsettled in a marriage with the unfaithful Tom Buchanan. Winning her back
is the finest and surest of Gatsby's illusions-a chance to rewrite the past and reclaim the
great passion Gatsby is tragically doomed to pursue. One of the most renowned works of American
literature  a tale of ambition  desolation  and blinded love  Fitzgerald's seminal classic will
continue to resonate with generations of readers to come.

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