The Great Gatsby (Collins Classics)

In 1920s Long Island, narrator Nick Carraway becomes fascinated by his wealthy neighbour Jay Gatsby, whose elaborate parties conceal a persistent hope of reuniting with Daisy Buchanan. As Gatsby tries to recover an idealized past, relationships shaped by privilege, desire, and deception move toward tragedy. F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel examines social class, reinvention, obsession, and the promises and failures associated with the American Dream. This Collins Classics physical paperback is an adult work of twentieth-century literary fiction suitable for general reading and academic study.