THE GREAT GATSBY PENGUIN CLASSICS — F SCOTT FITZGERALD

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best loved essential classics I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsbys house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited People were not invited they went there Considered one of the all time great American works of fiction Fitzgeralds glorious yet ultimately tragic social satire on the Jazz Age encapsulates the exuberance energy and decadence of an era After the war the mysterious Jay Gatsby a self made millionaire pursues wealth riches and the lady he lost to another man with stoic determination He buys a mansion across from her house and throws lavish parties to try and entice her When Gatsby finally does reunite with Daisy Buchanan tragic events are set in motion Told through the eyes of his detached and omnipresent neighbour and friend Nick Carraway Fitzgeralds succinct and powerful prose hints at the destruction and tragedy that awaits

Yayınevi PENGUIN CLASSICS Yazar F SCOTT FITZGERALD Dil İNGİLİZCE Sayfa Sayısı 240 SAYFA Yıl 2000

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best loved essential classics I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited People were not invited they went there Considered one of the all time great American works of fiction Fitzgerald s glorious yet ultimately tragic social satire on the Jazz Age encapsulates the exuberance energy and decadence of an era After the war the mysterious Jay Gatsby a self made millionaire pursues wealth riches and the lady he lost to another man with stoic determination He buys a mansion across from her house and throws lavish parties to try and entice her When Gatsby finally does reunite with Daisy Buchanan tragic events are set in motion Told through the eyes of his detached and omnipresent neighbour and friend Nick Carraway Fitzgerald s succinct and powerful prose hints at the destruction and tragedy that awaits