With an Introduction and Notes by Guy Reynolds, University of Kent at Canterbury. Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the roaring twenties, and a devastating expose of the 'Jazz Age'. Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of American literature from the period following the First World War and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century. FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD There are few, if any, classic novelists whose current popularity exceeds that of F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896-1940 . With his novels and short stories of 'The Jazz Age', Fitzgerald is considered one of the greatest American novelists of the twentieth century, and 'The Great Gatsby' is his masterpiece. Edad: adultos jóvenes FITZGERALD FRANCIS SCOTT Francis Scott Fitzgerald nació el 24 de septiembre de 1896 en Saint Paul, Minnesota, y murió el 21 de diciembre de 1940 en Hollywood, California. Estudió en la Universidad de Princeton, aunque no concluyó sus estudios, y se dedicó a la escritura. Publicó su primera novela A este lado del paraíso en 1920, que le dio reconocimiento inmediato. Es autor de obras como El gran Gatsby, Suave es la noche y El último magnate, además de numerosos cuentos. Su producción literaria refleja la vida de la llamada Generación Perdida y el ambiente de los años veinte en Estados Unidos.