The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest novels ever written and a masterpiece of American fiction. Midwesterner Nick Carraway spends a summer on Long Island where he is gradually lured into the ultra-glamorous parties and social circle of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby. It is a tale of obsessive passion, reckless decadence, excess, and disillusionment, but also of the power of love and dreams to alter our world. Fitzgerald’s glittering portrayal of 1920s elite society during the Jazz Age is an enduring testament to the tantalizing power and peril of the American Dream. Includes an insightful new afterword, select first edition reviews, and a biographical timeline.
About the author
Ulrich Baer is University Professor at New York University where he teaches literature and photography. A graduate of Harvard and Yale and recipient of Guggenheim, Getty, and Humboldt fellowships, he has published widely on poetry, fiction, photography, and other topics.
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