Significant Book of 1925:
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
The story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan is arguably the quintessential American novel. "There is a moment in any real author's career when he suddenly becomes capable of doing his best work.... Something like that happened to Fitzgerald when he invented the story of Jimmy Gatz, otherwise known as Jay Gatsby." --Malcolm Cowley
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Significant Music of 1925:
Alban Berg's Wozzeck
Modern opera was born with the Berlin premiere of Alban Berg's WOZZECK. Although dissonant and darkly expressionistic, the music's dramatic force made the opera an instant classic, with performances ensuing all over Europe.
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