The Great Gatsby

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Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. "There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life.... It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again." It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous entertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan – a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe. It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism. --first edition jacket ---------- Also contained in: - [The Fitzgerald Reader](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL468551W/The_Fitzgerald_Reader) - [Three Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald ](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL468557W)

subjects: Married people, fiction,  American fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, psychological,  Long island (n.y.), fiction,  Fiction,  Rich people,  Mistresses,  Married women,  Traffic accidents,  First loves,  Revenge,  American Manuscripts,  Facsimiles,  Manuscripts,  Antiheroes, l fiction,  Man-woman relationships, fiction,  Upper class,  American literature,  Young adult fiction, comics & graphic novels, classic adaptation,  Young adult fiction, social themes, class differences,  Young adult fiction, classics,  Fiction, historical, New york (n.y.),  fiction",  Comic books, strips,  Love,  YOUNG ADULT FICTION,  Comics & Graphic Novels,  Classic Adaptation,  Social Themes,  Class Differences,  Historical,  Literary,  Rich,  Criticism and interpretation,  Drama,  Modern fiction,  Classics,  Literature,  Open Library Staff Picks,  Wealth,  Readers,  Economic conditions,  American fiction,  Social life and customs,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Fictional Works Publication Type,  Rich people -- Fiction,  Romance fiction,  Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction,  Psychological fiction,  Love stories,  Novela,  Relaciones hombre-mujer,  Spanish language materials,  Nouveau riche,  Reading Level-Grade 11,  Reading Level-Grade 12,  FICTION / General,  Moral conditions,  Manners and customs,  Fitzgerald, f. scott (francis scott), 1896-1940,  Large type books,  Nineteen twenties,  English fiction,  New york (state), fiction,  Wives,  Relations entre hommes et femmes,  Romans, nouvelles,  Classes supérieures,  Nouveaux riches,  Premier amour,  Riches,  Maîtresses,  Vengeance,  Roman américain,  Textual Criticism,  Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott),  Romance Norte Americano,  Fiction, friendship,  Fiction, classics,  Adultery,  Accidents de la route,  Millionaires,  American Dream,  Millionnaires,  Rêve américain,  Années vingt (Vingtième siècle),  Tránsito,  Accidentes,  Mujeres casadas,  Primer amor,  Cuentos de amor,  Fiction, city life,  Fiction, romance, historical, american,  Fiction, romance, historical, 20th century,  Fiction, historical, world war i,  Traffic accidents--Fiction,  First loves--Fiction,  Rich people--Fiction,  Mistresses--Fiction,  Revenge--Fiction,  Long Island (N.Y.)--Fiction,  Novel,  American fiction (collections), 20th century,  Fiction, fantasy, romance,  Fiction, action & adventure,  Translations into Chinese,  American literature, history and criticism, 19th century,  Chang pian xiao shuo,  New York (State),  First loves -- Fiction,  Rich people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction,  New York (State) -- Long Island,  New York (State) -- New York,  Fictional works [publication type],  Man-woman relationships--new york (state)--long island--fiction,  Upper class--new york (state)--long island--fiction,  Ps3511.i9 g7 1995b,  813/.52,  Fiction, general

People: Nick Carraway,  Jay Gatsby,  Daisy Buchanan,  Tom Buchanan,  F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

Places: Long Island,  New York,  United States,  East Egg,  West Egg,  Long Island (N.Y.),  New York (State),  America,  New York (État),  Mei guo

Times: 1922,  Modern times,  Xian dai