A collectible hardcover edition of one of the great American novels—and one of America's most popular—featuring an introduction by Min Jin Lee, the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko The basis for the Broadway musical starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years A Penguin Vitae Edition Young, handsome, and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby seems to have everything. But at his mansion east of New York City, in West Egg, Long Island, where the party seems never to end, he's often alone in the glittering Jazz Age crowd, watching and waiting, as speculation swirls around him—that he's a bootlegger, that he was a German spy during the war, that he even killed a man. As writer Nick Carraway is drawn into this decadent orbit, he begins to see beneath the shimmering surface of the enigmatic Gatsby, for whom one thing will always be out of reach: Nick's cousin, the married Daisy Buchanan, whose house is visible from Gatsby's just across the bay. A brilliant evocation of the Roaring Twenties and a satire of a postwar America obsessed with wealth and status, The Great Gatsby is a novel whose power remains undiminished after a century. This edition, based on scholarship dating back to the novel's first publication in 1925, restores Fitzgerald's masterpiece to the original American classic he envisioned, and features an introduction addressing how gender, race, class, and sexuality complicate the pursuit of the American Dream. Penguin Vitae—loosely translated as "Penguin of one's life"—is a deluxe hardcover series from Penguin Classics celebrating a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.
F.Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist and short story writer known for his works that captured the glitz and glamour of the Jazz Age. His most notable works include "The Great Gatsby," a novel that explores themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream, and "Tender is the Night," a novel that delves into the complexities of human relationships.
Fitzgerald's writing style is characterized by his lyrical prose, keen observations of society, and his ability to create vivid and dynamic characters. He is often credited with portraying the decadence and excess of the Roaring Twenties with elegance and insight.
Fitzgerald's contributions to literature include his exploration of the American Dream, the impact of wealth and social status on individuals, and the complexities of human nature. His works have had a lasting influence on the literary genre of the modernist novel and continue to be celebrated for their timeless themes and enduring relevance.
Overall, F. Scott Fitzgerald is remembered as one of the most iconic writers of the 20th century, with "The Great Gatsby" standing as his most famous and enduring work.
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