EAN: 9780762498130

THE GREAT GATSBY - F SCOTT FITZGERALD GEBUNDEN

A new edition of the original 1925 edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic Great American
novel  beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Adam Simpson. Widely considered to be
the greatest American novel of all time  The Great Gatsby is the story of the wealthy  quixotic
Jay Gatsby and his obsessive love for debutante Daisy Buchanan. It is also a cautionary tale of
the American Dream in all its exuberance  decadence  hedonism  and passion. First published in
1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons  The Great Gatsby sold modestly and received mixed reviews from
literary critics of the time. Upon his death in 1940  Fitzgerald believed the book to be a
failure  but a year later  as the U.S. was in the grips of the Second World War  an initiative
known as Council on Books in Wartime was created to distribute paperbacks to soldiers abroad.
The Great Gatsby became one of the most popular books provided to regiments  with more than 100
000 copies shipped to soldiers overseas. By 1960  the book was selling apace and being
incorporated into classrooms across the nation. Today  it has sold over 25 million copies
worldwide in 42 languages. This exquisitely rendered edition of the original 1925 printing
reintroduces readers to Fitzgerald's iconic portrait of the Jazz Age  complete with specially
commissioned illustrations by Adam Simpson that reflect the gilded splendor of the Roaring
Twenties.

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