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The real ‘Great Gatsby’: Meet the men who likely inspired the infamous novel
In 1951, a blind 65-year-old man named Max Gerlach was listening to the radio when something jolted him to attention. A guest ...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ is a classic. But a century ago, it flopped.
F. Scott Fitzgerald would be flabbergasted to hear that on the 100th anniversary of its publication, “The Great Gatsby” is being celebrated around the world. Fitzgerald knew that he had ...
New York Daily News15d
PHOTOS: New Yorkers celebrate the 100th anniversary of ‘The Great Gatsby’
New Yorkers celebrate the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age classic, 'The Great Gatsby.' Dancers Ellie Lehman, left, and Julia Zakharkiv pose with guests celebrating the 100th ...
The Clarion-Ledger19d
'The Great Gatsby': The Great American Novel turns 100. Why it is still great
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" has become a literary classic, selling half a million copies annually, despite its initial lack of success. The novel's enduring appeal lies in its ...
The New York Times5d
As It Turns 100, ‘The Great Gatsby’ Takes Several Turns in the Spotlight
Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby.” Inside, canvases evoke the world of the novel. Pink hydrangeas bloom in the character Daisy’s garden. Gatsby’s yellow Rolls-Royce cuts ...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100: Fitzgerald’s classic still speaks to American values
Scott Fitzgerald hoped to express these dissatisfactions through “The Great Gatsby.” Published on April 10, 1925 — one hundred years ago this month — the work centers around its titular character in ...
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'The Great Gatsby' at 100: Long Island's Gold Coast is backdrop for Fitzgerald's classic American novel
"The Great Gatsby," a century old this month, packs a lot into its 180 pages: love, death, money and the American dream, unfolding primarily, its narrator recounts, in "one of the strangest ...