![]() A detached onlooker, Gatsby is oblivious to the speculation he creates, but always seems to be watching and waiting, though no one knows what for.Īs writer Nick Carraway is drawn into this decadent orbit, Gatsby's destructive dreams and passions are revealed, leading to disturbing and tragic consequences. None of the frivolous socialites understands him and among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man'. ![]() The riotous throng congregates in his sumptuous garden, coolly debating Gatsby's origins and mysterious past. ![]() First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.'Įverybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, east of New York. The Great Gatsby, Fitzgeralds third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Septem December 21, 1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. 'There was music from my neighbour's house through the summer nights. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby to coincide with the release of Baz Luhrmann's film. ![]()
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