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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

夏じゅう、見知らぬ男の家で踊る。毎週末、ニューヨーク近郊の大富豪が屋敷を開け放つ。招かれなくても、人々は踊りにやって来る。男の名はギャツビー。その財産の出どころは誰も知らない。

The world of the book

1922年、ニューヨーク近郊。急速に豊かになるアメリカは、ジャズに乗って踊る。大富豪たちは、ニューヨーク近くの細長い島ロングアイランドに城のような邸宅を建てる。物語の舞台は、湾をはさんで向かい合う二つの村。一方にはギャツビーが、もう一方には彼がかつて愛した女性デイジーが住んでいる。

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