The Previously Unpublished Long Version, Including the Original Short Story
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.
This short novel distilled the essence of glamour and illusion of a generation during the early part of this century. Everyone took advantage of Jay Gatsby's hospitality, and few people could recognize their host. He seemed to be a person without background, without history, without a home.
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.