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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Paper book: €18.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1925
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
365
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Romance, Philosophy
Moods
Fall in love, Be moved to tears, Get ahead in life
Translated from
English

Book summary

In the America of the Roaring Twenties, the mysterious Jay Gatsby throws huge parties every weekend at his mansion by the water. His young neighbour gradually discovers what lies behind all this luxury: a youthful love that Gatsby has never forgotten.

Beyond the love story, this short novel by Fitzgerald paints a critical portrait of a society fascinated by money and appearances.

Fitzgerald writes with elegance and clarity, and his novel is a pleasure to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Egész nyáron táncolnak egy idegennél. Minden hétvégén egy nagyon gazdag férfi megnyitja a házát New York mellett. Meghívás nélkül is el lehet menni táncolni. Gatsbynek hívják, és senki sem tudja, honnan van a pénze.

The world of the book

New York mellett, 1922-ben. Amerika gyorsan gazdagodik, és jazzre táncol. A leggazdagabbak kastélyokat építtetnek Long Islanden, egy hosszú szigeten New York mellett. A könyv itt játszódik, két faluban, amelyek egy…

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