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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Paper book: €23.99

Digital: €8.99

Original publication
1925
Bilingual edition
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

Dancing all summer at a stranger’s house. Every weekend, a very rich man opens his house near New York. People come to dance without being invited. His name is Gatsby, and no one knows where his money comes from.

The world of the book

Near New York, in 1922. America is getting rich fast and dancing to jazz. The wealthiest build themselves mansions on Long Island, just outside New York. The book is set there, in two villages facing each other across…

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