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In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write "something
new--something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately
patterned." That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned, and above
all, simple novel became The Great Gatsby, 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. Self-made, self-invented millionaire Jay Gatsby embodies
some of Fitzgerald's--and his country's--most abiding obsessions: money,
ambition, greed, and the promise of new beginnings.
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by
year
recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we
will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning--"
Gatsby's rise to glory and eventual fall from grace becomes a kind of
cautionary tale about the American Dream.
It's also a love story, of sorts, the narrative of Gatsby's quixotic passion
for Daisy Buchanan. The pair meet five years before the novel begins,
when Daisy is a legendary young Louisville beauty and Gatsby an
impoverished officer. They fall in love, but while Gatsby serves overseas,
Daisy marries the brutal, bullying, but extremely rich Tom Buchanan.
After the war, Gatsby devotes himself blindly to the pursuit of wealth
by
whatever means--and to the pursuit of Daisy, which amounts to the same
thing. "Her voice is full of money," Gatsby says admiringly, in one of
the
novel's more famous descriptions. His millions made, Gatsby buys a
mansion across Long Island Sound from Daisy's patrician East Egg
address, throws lavish parties, and waits for her to appear. When she
does, events unfold with all the tragic inevitability of a Greek drama,
with
detached, cynical neighbor Nick Carraway acting as chorus throughout.
Spare, elegantly plotted, and written in crystalline prose, The Great
Gatsby is as perfectly satisfying as the best kind of poem.
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Midwest Book Review, August, 1997
"Under [Alexander Scourby's] distinguished tones the story of a youth
influenced by a neighbor achieves newfound meaning." --This text refers
to the audio
cassette edition of this title
Rocky Mountain News, July 1990
"[Alexander Scourby] gives a masterful performance, delivering
Fitzgerald's vivid and suspenseful story in a cool and precise voice."
--This text refers to the audio
cassette edition of this title
Book Description
Since its publication in 1925, "The Great Gatsby", F. Scott Fitzgerald's
account of the American dream gone awry, has established itself as one
of the most popular and widely read novels in the English language. Until
now, however, no edition has printed the novel exactly as Fitzgerald
intended. The first edition was marred by errors resulting from
Fitzgerald's extensive rewriting in proof and the conditions under which
the book was produced; moreover, the subsequent transmission of the
text introduced proliferating departures from the author's words. This
critical edition draws on the manuscript and surviving proofs of the novel,
together with Fitzgerald's subsequent revisions to key passages, to
provide the first authoritative text of "The Great Gatsby". This volume
also includes a detailed account of the genesis, composition, and
publication of the novel; a full textual apparatus; crucial early draft
material; helpful glosses on the peculiar geography and chronology of the
book; and explanatory notes on topical allusions and historical references
that contemporary readers might otherwise miss. Fitzgerald's masterpiece
is thus brought closer to a cross-section of readers, more accessibly and
more authentically than ever before. Matthew J. Bruccoli has published
widely. He is the author of "Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F.
Scott Fitzgerald" (1980) and editor of "New Essays on The Great
Gatsby" (CUP, 1985). --This text refers to the hardcover
edition of
this title
Synopsis
First published in 1925, the timeless story of Jay Gatsby is the authorized
text restored to include all of Fitzgerald's own revisions, manuscript
notes, and corrected proofs as he intended, and even features a
reproduction of the original cover art. Reprint.
Synopsis
Fitzgerald's tale of American values in the jazz age of the 1920s is one
of
the great classics of 20th-century literature. --This text refers to the
audio
cassette edition of this title
Synopsis
Magnificently restored to include all of Fitzgerald's own revisions,
manuscript notes, and corrected proofs, this definitive edition presents
Fitzgerald's masterpiece as the author himself intended it. The timeless
story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan is widely
acknowledged to be the closest thing to the Great American Novel ever
written.
About the Author
Alexander Scourby is a veteran actor of stage and screen. He
distinguished himself as narrator of many television specials, most notably,
"The Body Human," and recorded more than five hundred books for the
blind for the Library of Congress, as well as the Bible. --This text refers
to the audio cassette edition of this title
Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Scribner (Afterword), Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (Preface)
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