This novel, published in 1925, launched Scott Fitzgerald at the level of the classics, an authentic representative of the golden years of an American society that collapsed with the crash of ‘29. Accumulating wealth to occupy a prominent place in society is the engine of his characters, unconscious beings that move in an empty and artificial world. This is the story of the self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby, who is driven by only one obsession: recovering a youthful love.
