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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his depictions of the Jazz Age and the disillusionment of the American Dream, with The Great Gatsby being his most celebrated work.
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City. It tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire, and his obsessive love for Daisy Buchanan. Through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway, the book explores themes of wealth, class, love, and the American Dream, portraying the moral decay behind the glittering surface of the Roaring Twenties.
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Nick’s Arrival and the World of Long Island
I began with Nick Carraway because he is a blank page—a mirror upon which the era inscribes itself. He comes from the Midwest, a place of honesty and restraint, and moves to New York to try his luck. Renting a modest house in West Egg, near the opulent mansions of East Egg, he finds himself in a wor...
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Gatsby’s Entrance and a Secret Love
Gatsby’s appearance marks the moment the novel gains its heartbeat. I always wrote him as if he were slightly unreal—his gentle smile, his poised and rehearsed manners, a man polished to perfection yet radiating loneliness. Unlike the partygoers who surround him, Gatsby is not living for excess. He ...
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About F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his depictions of the Jazz Age and the disillusionment of the American Dream, with The Great Gatsby b...
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his depictions of the Jazz Age and the disillusionment of the American Dream, with The Great Gatsby b...
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his depictions of the Jazz Age and the disillusionment of the American Dream, with The Great Gatsby being his most celebrated work.
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his depictions of the Jazz Age and the disillusionment of the American Dream, with The Great Gatsby being his most celebrated work.
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