F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1 book
The Great Gatsby
Set in the summer of 1922 on Long Island's contrasting enclaves of West Egg and East Egg, the series follows narrator Nick Carraway, a reserved Midwesterner who rents a modest bungalow next to the lavish mansion of his enigmatic neighbor Jay Gatsby. As Nick is drawn into the glittering social world of his wealthy cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom, he becomes increasingly fascinated by Gatsby's mysterious past and his apparent longing for a distant green light across the bay. The central conflict emerges from the collision of old money and new ambition, as Gatsby seeks to bridge the social divide that separates him from his former love Daisy.
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Nick's modest bungalow squeezed between colossal mansions
The Great Gatsby · Chapter 1
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- The Great Gatsby is by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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