The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

Original en 48152 words First published 1925 United States

F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel — the book that gave the Jazz Age its voice and its epitaph. Nick Carraway rents next door to Jay Gatsby, the mysterious millionaire who throws legendary parties for one reason: to win back Daisy Buchanan, the girl he loved and lost five years before, now married to brutish old money. A short novel of perfect control — green light, ash heap, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg — it is about wanting what cannot be had again, and the American dream seen from the wrong side of the water.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

The Great Gatsby

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