The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic Novel)

by F. Scott Fitzgerald, EZ Kunst

Overview

The Great Jazz Age Novel

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The 1925 Original Version, with Classroom History

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The Great Gatsby is considered F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus, exploring themes of decadence, idealism, social stigmas, patriarchal norms, and the deleterious effects of unencumbered wealth in capitalistic society, set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. At its heart, it's a cautionary tale, a revealing look into the darker side to the American Dream.

"When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction-Gatsby who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of the "creative temperament"-it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again. No-Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men..."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798349468353
Publisher:	Augury Books
Publication date:	07/01/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	79
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of the 20th century and a defining voice of the Jazz Age, a term he himself coined.Born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota, he demonstrated literary talent from a young age. He attended Princeton University, where he wrote for literary magazines but left before graduating to join the Army during World War I. Though he never saw combat, this period shaped his early ambition to become a successful writer.Fitzgerald rose to fame with his debut novel, This Side of Paradise (1920), a semi-autobiographical exploration of youth and ambition, which captured the postwar generation's spirit and made him an overnight literary celebrity. That same year, he married Zelda Sayre, a Southern socialite, whose flamboyant personality and troubled mental health would deeply influence his life and work.His most famous novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), is considered a landmark of American literature, offering a piercing critique of the American Dream and the decadence of the Roaring Twenties. Although initially met with modest success, the novel gained iconic status after his death.Fitzgerald's other major works include The Beautiful and Damned (1922), Tender Is the Night (1934), and his unfinished final novel, The Last Tycoon (published posthumously in 1941).Despite early success, Fitzgerald struggled with alcoholism, financial instability, and personal turmoil, particularly due to Zelda's mental illness. He spent his final years working in Hollywood as a screenwriter, where he battled professional disappointment and declining health.F. Scott Fitzgerald died of a heart attack on December 21, 1940, at the age of 44. Though he considered himself a failure at the time of his death, his literary reputation grew significantly in the decades that followed, cementing his legacy as a master chronicler of American ambition, excess, and disillusionment.

Date of Birth:

September 24, 1896

Date of Death:

December 21, 1940

Place of Birth:

St. Paul, Minnesota

Education:

Princeton University