US Edition100 years of Great Gatsby: 6 adaptations of the American classic
- F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, *The Great Gatsby*, originally came out on April 10, 1925, capturing the Jazz Age zeitgeist.
- Fitzgerald, a modernist and member of the Lost Generation, often explored themes like disenchantment and the unattainable American Dream.
- The novel's plot involves Jay Gatsby's lavish parties and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan in the summer of 1922 on Long Island.
- Upon release, *The Great Gatsby* sold only 20,000 copies and received mixed reviews, but T.S. Eliot called it a major step.
- Despite initial tepid sales, *The Great Gatsby*'s popularity grew after WWII, with annual sales now reaching approximately 500,000 copies.
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100 years later, Gatsby becomes Donald Trump
It is 100 years since the publication of The Great Gatsby and the novel is still perfect and its contemporary theme. So I propose a game. Who would be Gatsby in 2025? I say that Donald Trump. “Wrapped in white flannel, silver shirt and golden tie,” so Fitzgerald presented Gatsby as an operetta prince, just like Trump boasting of throwing water to wash his beautiful blond hair. There is something missing in Gatsby’s identity, just like Trump’s, a…
Book Review: From Scott Fitzgerald to Han Kang
The Great Gatsby, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald (Tajamar)The first words of The Great Gatsby are probably among the most celebrated beginnings of Western literature. "During my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me a advice that has not ceased to inhabit my mind since," says the narrator. "Every time you think you have to criticize someone," he said, "just remember that not all the people of this world have counted on the advantages …
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