The Great Gatsby: Book Guide, Author and Facts
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts.
Quick facts about The Great Gatsby
- Title: The Great Gatsby
- Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- First published: 1920
- Genre: married people, fiction, american fiction (fictional works by one author), fiction, psychological
- OpenLibrary ID: OL468431W
Where to read The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Great Gatsby about?
Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place.
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
When was The Great Gatsby published?
The Great Gatsby was first published in 1920.
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