Great Gatsby

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The Great Gatsby is the masterpiece of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Upon its publication, the renowned poet and literary critic T.S. Eliot, known for his stern criticism, immediately called it "a step forward for American fiction since Henry James." The novel is set against the backdrop of the post-World War I extravagant revelry in the United States and depicts the disillusionment of the American Dream. It was ranked as one of the 100 best novels of the 20th century by American Random House and is a classic novel that every young person should read.