Great Gatsby

Author: (USA) F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was one of the most outstanding writers of the 20th century in the United States. The Great Gatsby is his most famous representative work. In the 1920s, the air in the United States was filled with the spirit of singing and drinking. By chance, Nick, a poor clerk, stumbled into the hidden world of the wealthy Gatsby, who lived in extravagance, and was surprised to find that his only obsession was the small green light on the riverbank—the dancing shadows of the light concealed the beloved Daisy. However, the cold reality could not accommodate the ethereal dream, and in the end, the goddess in Gatsby’s heart was merely a material girl of the mortal world. When the truth came to light, Gatsby’s tragic life was like a firework—brilliance was only a moment, and disillusionment was eternal. A magnificent elegy for the "Jazz Age," in Fitzgerald’s hands, was like poetry and dream, leaving a heavy imprint in the history of contemporary American literature. At the end of the 20th century, American academic authorities selected one hundred of the best novels in the hundred-year history of English literature, and The Great Gatsby was chosen by popular acclaim, ranking second and proudly joining the ranks of contemporary classics.