Jay Gatsby's parties are legendary. Night and day the rich and beautiful descend upon his
mansion to drink and to dance. For Nick Carraway newly arrived on Long Island the handsome
wealthy Gatsby seems to lead the perfect life. But beneath that shimmering facade Gatsby
harbours an obsessive desire for the only thing he truly wants but can never have. The Great
Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece a tragic love story played out in a world of
dangerous illusion amidst the famous decadence of the roaring twenties.
