Review ''It expresses one phase of the great grotesque spectacle of our American scene. It is humor, irony, ribaldry, pathos and loveliness . . . A curious book, a mystical, glamorous story of today. It takes a deeper cut at life than hitherto has been essayed by Mr. Fitzgerald.'' --New York Times, April 1925''Extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned . . . arguably Fitzgerald's finest work and certainly the book for which he is best known. A portrait of the Jazz Age in all of its decadence and excess, Gatsby captured the spirit of the author's generation and earned itself a permanent place in American mythology . . . Spare, elegantly plotted, and written in crystalline prose, The Great Gatsby is as perfectly satisfying as the best kind of poem.'' --Amazon.com editorial review''Astonishingly beautiful, layered prose . . . You'll never be in any doubt that you're reading something extraordinary.'' --Independent (UK) Product Description [Read by Anthony Heald]This timeless work, Fitzgerald’s best known, remains one of the most widely read twentieth-century works of American fiction.Jay Gatsby is still in love with Daisy, whom he met during the war when he was penniless. Having made himself wealthy through illegal means, he now lives in a mansion across the bay from the home of Daisy Buchanan, who has since married for money. Holding on to his illusion of Daisy as perfect, he seeks to impress her with his wealth, and uses his new neighbor, Nick Carraway (our narrator), to reach her.Daisy's wealthy but boring husband is cheating on her. When his mistress is killed in an accident caused by Daisy, Gatsby covers for her and takes the blame. The result is a murder and an ending that reveals the failure of money to buy love or happiness.Fitzgerald's elegantly simple work captures the spirit of the Jazz Age and embodies America's obsessions with wealth, power, and the promise of new beginnings.
The Great Gatsby
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Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Binding: Audio CD
ISBN: 9781455165124
Details:
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Edition: Unabridged
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Audiobook
Number Of Pages: 1
Release Date: 15-03-2012
Package Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781455165124
