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The Great Gatsby

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A 1925 tragedy novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, following narrator Nick Carraway's involvement with his mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Composed, From (Year)
from 1922 1
Fitzgerald began outlining the novel in June 1922; a rough draft was completed in 1924 and the finished novel was published April 10, 1925.
Composed, To (Year)
to 1925 1
Classification
Original Language
English 1
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In Genre

Tragedy, Genres
Source Wikipedia: The Great Gatsby

In Movement

Source Lost Generation (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: The Great Gatsby
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  • Lead section
    The Great Gatsby is a 1925 tragedy novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.
  • Writing section
    Outlining began in June 1922
  • Initial reviews section
    April 10, 1925
  • Lead paragraph
    The Great Gatsby ( ) is a 1925 tragedy novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire obsessed with reuniting with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
  • Authored By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
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It is particularly prominent in The Great Gatsby, in which the character Nick Carraway comes to realize the corruption that surrounds him.
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Jay Gatsby (Wikipedia)
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