The Great Gatsby, novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Set in Jazz Age New York, it tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth.
The is a classic piece of American literature. Set in the Roaring Twenties, the narrative revolves around the charismatic and mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. The novel is narrated through the perspective of Nick Carraway, who arrives in the fictional town of West Egg in Long Island, and becomes Gatsby’s neighbor.