F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

The only authorized edition of the twentieth-century classic, featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. 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. The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. Many literary critics consider The Great Gatsby to be one of the greatest novels ever written. The story of the book primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession to reunite with his ex-lover, the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval and excess, creating a portrait of the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary[a] tale regarding the American Dream. “The Great Gatsby” is a 1925 novel written by American author Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.

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Esta obra, uma das mais representativas do romance norte-americano, descreve a vida da alta sociedade, ambientado em Nova York e no litoral de Long Island, durante o verão de 1922, através de uma aguda reflexão crítica. Além de destacar brilhantemente uma sociedade obcecada por riqueza e status, o romance também apresenta os problemas da economia durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, a proibição de bebidas alcoólicas, o aumento do crime organizado com o contrabando de bebidas, surgimento de novos milionários e a história de amor entre Jay Gatsby e Daisy. Jay Gatsby e Daisy se conhecem cinco anos antes do começo da história. Ela é uma bela jovem Louisiana e Gatsby um jovem oficial da marinha sem qualquer riqueza, ambos se apaixonam. Porém enquanto Gatsby cumpre seu dever como oficial na Primeira Guerra, Daisy se casa com o bruto, intolerante, mas milionário Tom Buchanan. Após o término da Guerra Gatsby se dedica inteiramente a reconquistar o amor de Daisy. Ele se empenha em fazer fortuna, por qualquer meio que seja, e se torna um milionário independente. Em seguida, compra uma mansão vizinha à mansão de Daisy e seu marido, promove muitas festas com esperança de que Daisy compareça a uma delas. Quando finalmente eles se encontram, acontecimentos trágicos são postos em movimento. A história é contada através dos olhos do amigo e vizinho onipresente de Gatsby, Nick Carraway, que mora em uma casa humilde próxima a mansão e se indaga sobre a exuberância, prepotência e falta de cultura das demais personagens.

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD - A GUNSTON CLASSIC In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life he is withered and worn, but as he continues to grow younger he embraces life -- he goes to war, runs a business, falls in love, has children, goes to college and prep school, and, as his mind begins to devolve, he attends kindergarten and eventually returns to the care of his nurse. This strange and haunting novelet embodies the sharp social insight that has made Fitzgerald one of the great voices in the history of American literature.

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