"There are dozens of novels that we can consider 'the great love story of our time.' But this is the only one that truly nails that definition." The Guardian "If you were ever young and fell in love, Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby just for you." The Globe Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, The Great Gatsby is the definitive American novel about the prosperous and wild years that followed the First World War. Fitzgerald's text is original and magnificent in its narration of the love story of Jay Gatsby and Daisy. She, a beautiful young woman from Louisville, and he, a naval officer in the early years of his career. Despite their great passion, Daisy marries the callous but extremely wealthy Tom Buchanan. With the end of the war, Gatsby blindly dedicates himself to getting rich to win Daisy back. Now a millionaire, he buys a mansion next door to his beloved's on Long Island, throws grand parties, and waits, certain that she will show up. The story is told by a spectator who doesn't actually participate in what happens: Nick Carraway. Nick rents a modest little house next to Gatsby's mansion, observes, and explains the events without fully understanding that world of extravagance, wealth, and impending tragedy.
