The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (author)

This 20th century literary classic is an evocative portrayal of the Jazz Age and its superficial glamour, set in Long Island during the ‘roaring twenties’. Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island’s bright and beautiful, Gatsby longs only for Daisy Buchanan – another man’s wife. Who is the mysterious Gatsby, and what is the dark secret behind his dazzling parties? How far will he go to pursue his desire to its tragic conclusion? Written in shimmering prose, The Great Gatsby is an elegiac portrait of the allure and underlying darkness of the American Dream.

“One of the greatest works of American literature… a timeless evocation of the allure, corruption and carelessness of wealth.” The Times

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