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Older and wearier after serving in World War I, Nick Carraway likes to think he reserves judgement on people wherever possible - until events in post-war New York challenge his optimism forever. Drawn in to the glittering Jazz Age upper class, Nick finds himself entangled in a complex relationship between old friends he no longer knows, and new acquaintances that tug at his heart. But beneath this world of glamorous excess, tragedy beckons, threatening even Nick's rose-tinted glasses. A wistful masterpiece of nostalgia for a way of life that never was and-despite all society's claims to the…mehr

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Older and wearier after serving in World War I, Nick Carraway likes to think he reserves judgement on people wherever possible - until events in post-war New York challenge his optimism forever. Drawn in to the glittering Jazz Age upper class, Nick finds himself entangled in a complex relationship between old friends he no longer knows, and new acquaintances that tug at his heart. But beneath this world of glamorous excess, tragedy beckons, threatening even Nick's rose-tinted glasses. A wistful masterpiece of nostalgia for a way of life that never was and-despite all society's claims to the contrary-never can be, The Great Gatsby is the ultimate elegy for the elusive American Dream.
Autorenporträt
Francis Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, short story writer and screenwriter. He was best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age-a term he popularized. During his lifetime, he published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories.