The Great Gatsby

The Great GatsbyA true classic of twentieth century literature nominated as one of America's best loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish

A true classic of twentieth-century literature--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 06/01/1996
ISBN: 9780684830421
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.31w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Newsweek 12/17/2007 pg. 14
Village Voice 12/03/2008 pg. 39
Newsweek 08/09/2010 pg. 54

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 708 / Great Gatsby
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 8