Arlyn Bruccoli Books

Offers a portrait of the author's dying father, as well as a mediation on American history and ambitions on the verge of America's entry into a broadening global conflict.

Jay Gatsby is a self-made man famed for his decadent, champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, he longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion.