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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Description for The Great Gatsby
Hardback. For Jay Gatsby - young, handsome, fabulously rich - always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing for the one thing that will always be out of his reach. And soon this destructive obsession will force his world to unravel. Series: Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 205 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death.
Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby - young, handsome, fabulously rich - always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing for the one thing that will always be out of his reach. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141194059
SKU
9780141194059
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About F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota, and went to Princeton University which he left in 1917 to join the army. Fitzgerald was said to have epitomised the Jazz Age, an age inhabited by a generation he defined as 'grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken'. In 1920 ... Read more
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