Great Gatsby, The
noun
a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby(1925) A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, recounting the rise and fall of Jay Gatsby, who lives extravagantly from bootlegging and other criminal activities. He loves a beautiful woman, Daisy, who is the cause of his downfall.
Great Gatsby, The
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[gats-bee]
/ ˈgæts bi /
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The Great Gatsby
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Neither does Immersive Everywhere’s “The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show,” a jovial feast for the senses that never, in its lagging two-and-a-half-hour running time, truly rises above the status of a mere attraction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show,” which made its debut in London eight years ago, opened last week at the Park Central Hotel in New York.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Queen of Versailles: a twisted cousin of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby ends at night, on the beach.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2012
She won Love Island in 2017 and has since had roles in musical theatre, including in Pretty Woman, 9 to 5: The Musical, and The Great Gatsby.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Among the highlights is a copy of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, with a dedication to screenwriter Harold Goldman inscribed inside the front cover to "the original Gatsby".
From Reuters ● Jul. 10, 2023
The Great Gatsby wears No. 3 in orange and blue.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Tamzin’s RfA page stands at about 65,000 words, making it roughly 40 percent longer than the text of The Great Gatsby, and that’s not counting the side discussions that sprang up in several anti-Wikipedia sites.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2022
“I’m not sad. Your father seems happy and I think he’ll make a good teacher. Those are some lucky kids who get to read The Great Gatsby with your dad. I’ll just miss the music.”
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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