What makes The Great Gatsby so special? Why has it gained such immense and lasting popularity? This concise, easy-to-read guide will show that - though very much a product of its time - Fitzgerald's haunting tale of lost love and deferred dreams is a timeless moral fable, and one which taps deeply into the American psyche.
What makes The Great Gatsby so special? Why has it gained such immense and lasting popularity? This concise, easy-to-read guide will show that - though very much a product of its time - Fitzgerald's haunting tale of lost love and deferred dreams is a timeless moral fable, and one which taps deeply into the American psyche. Drawing on a wide range of critical opinions about the novel, John Sutherland and Jolyon Connell offer their own incisive and compelling interpretation. This entertaining, accessible guide is not only a must-read for any student of literature, but for any casual reader who wants to understand why The Great Gatsby is seen by many as the American novel.
'Brilliantly insightful, witty and wide-ranging, this is an indispensable guide to a classic novel': William Boyd
John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor Emeritus, UCL, and has for many years been a visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of many books and more editions than he cares to count. He writes and reviews widely in the UK and the US. His most recent books are: The Boy who Loved Books (2007), Magic Moments (2008), Curiosities of Literature (2008), The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction, 2nd Edition (2009), 50 Ideas in Literature You Really Need to Know (2010), 365 Days in Literature (2010, with Stephen Fender) and Lives of the Novelists (2013).
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