Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby. English Edition. - A special edition hardcover embossed with silver foil

When F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel "The Great Gatsby" was first published in 1925, its author received raving reviews from numerous fellow writers, but it was not until the post-war decades that his masterpiece received the worldwide recognition it deserved. Poignantly and with subtle finesse, Fitzgerald tells the story of the dazzling upstart Jay Gatsby, who celebrates lavish parties on his estate in order to win back his lost love - a story about the power of great feelings and the painful failure of a romantic dream. This edition presents the grandiose classic of American literature in a special hardcover edition with silver foil embossing.

• »Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.« Nick Carraway

About the author

Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) came to New York in the Roaring Twenties to live his dream and, together with his wife Zelda, soon became one of the city's most sought-after celebrities. His novels "The Beautiful and the Damned" (1922) and "The Great Gatsby" (1925), set in the luxurious world of the American moneyed aristocracy, became instant bestsellers. In 1937, the author moved to Los Angeles and worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood.

Summary

When F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel "The Great Gatsby" was first published in 1925, its author received raving reviews from numerous fellow writers, but it was not until the post-war decades that his masterpiece received the worldwide recognition it deserved. Poignantly and with subtle finesse, Fitzgerald tells the story of the dazzling upstart Jay Gatsby, who celebrates lavish parties on his estate in order to win back his lost love – a story about the power of great feelings and the painful failure of a romantic dream. This edition presents the grandiose classic of American literature in a special hardcover edition with silver foil embossing.

• »Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.« Nick Carraway

Product details

• Authors: F Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Publisher: Anaconda
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2024
• EAN: 9783730614402
• ISBN: 978-3-7306-1440-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 18 mm x 193 mm
• Weight: 233 g
• Series: The English Edition
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; Englisch, Amerikanische Literatur, Verstehen, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, die Wilden Zwanziger, amerikanische Moderne, Literatur Klassiker, Great American Novel, Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, Leonardo di Caprio, The Great Gatsby, book, English Books, English Literature, Booktok, amerikanische Klassiker, gatsby reclam, english novels, english classics, english readers, original english, prenguin classics, dark aacademia, tender is the night, the great gatsby book, this side of paradise