{"product_id":"the-great-gatsby-the-complete-1925-text-with-introduction-and-afterword-by-richard-smoley-9781722510534","title":"The Great Gatsby: The Complete 1925 Text with","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong regarded as one of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e expresses many of the central themes of the American myth: romance, love, the quest for wealth and status, loneliness, and corruption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel follows Jay Gatsby, a mysterious self-made man, in his desperate quest for the love of the beguiling Daisy Buchananand for a place in the highest ranks of society. Gatsby's fate reflects the emptiness and disappointment that come from his search.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1925, Gatsby is regarded as the epitome of the spirit of the Roaring Twenties: the fast life, new wealth, and a glamour and a frivolity that prove to be hollow. Fitzgerald's genius portrays this world with humor, insight, and the profound sympathy that is the hallmark of all great fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald (18961940) was one of the most admired writers of the twentieth century. His works include \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTender Is the Night. The Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e is by far his best-known and most beloved novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Smoley, author of the foreword and afterword, is the distinguished author of twelve books, mostly recently \u003ci\u003eThe Truth about Magic,\u003c\/i\u003e also published by G\u0026amp;D. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford universities, he published \u003ci\u003eFirst Flowering: The Best of the Harvard Advocate, 18661976, \u003c\/i\u003ewhile still an undergraduate.","brand":"G\u0026D Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360099500375,"sku":"9781722510534","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781722510534.jpg?v=1754126664","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-gatsby-the-complete-1925-text-with-introduction-and-afterword-by-richard-smoley-9781722510534","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}