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About the book
A true classic of twentieth-century literature, this edition has been updated by Fitzgerald scholar James L.W. West III to include the author’s final revisions and features a note on the composition and text, a personal foreword by Fitzgerald’s granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan—and a new introduction by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
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Daniel Pink on The Great Gatsby
“"I’ve read [this book] at different points in my life."”
Jim Carrey on The Great Gatsby
“"I've already lived out [this book] and still I beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."”
Ryan Holiday on The Great Gatsby
“"I’ve read and re-read many times."”
Christopher Hitchens on The Great Gatsby
“"[The author] found he'd taken on all the great American themes, from the original 'dream' itself to the corresponding loss of innocence."”
Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Great Gatsby
“"I can’t do that. I’m sorry. I’ll never be a novelist."”
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on The Great Gatsby
“"I'm a sucker for efficiency. This book gets so much out of what is, ultimately, a rather slim story. I adore it."”
