Life of a Tycoon ( Top 20 Classic Novels of the 20th Century)

Author: Scott Fitzgerald
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is the hope and passion, fantasy and destruction of "The Jazz Age"; ranked second in the top 100 classics of the 20th century; one of the most representative American classics of the 20th century. The book tells the story of Gatsby, a young man from a simple yet romantic midwestern and eastern region, who moves to the prosperous eastern coast to start his own business after his beloved Daisy leaves him. His desire for his love becomes his driving force, and he quickly joins the ranks of the wealthy, purchasing a mansion opposite Daisy's house, every night hoping for the green light on her dock. But is Daisy, bound by material desires, truly capable of understanding true love? Is Daisy really as Gatsby understands her?