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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

The Only Authorized Edition

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Scribner · Print & ebook · September 30, 2004

The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald’s family and from his lifelong publisher.

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Themes
America in the 1920s, Love and romance, Wealth and mystery
Genres
The Classics, Literary Fiction, 20th-Century American Fiction
Published
Scribner, September 30, 2004

A Classic, Revisited

A finely crafted Jazz Age novel, presented in its enduring original text with Fitzgerald’s revisions.

Come here for

  • A vivid encounter with America in the 1920s
  • A story shaped by wealth and love

Expect

  • Fitzgerald’s carefully crafted prose
  • An introduction by Jesmyn Ward and a foreword by Fitzgerald’s granddaughter

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About this book

The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald’s family and from his lifelong publisher. This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author’s own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career.

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First published by Scribner 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 is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

Where it sits

The Classics87%
20th-Century American Fiction67%
Literary Fiction56%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Literary Fiction
  • Friendship
Authors
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher
Scribner
Published
September 30, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
America in the 1920s · Love and romance · Wealth and mystery
Reading lane
The Classics