Great Gatsby, The

[gats-bee]

noun

1. a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Great Gatsby

1. (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.

Example Sentences

But how she created the enthralling historical novel “The Great Mann” is a story that owes as much to Lurie’s ability to reinvent herself as it does to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” the iconic 20th century critique of the American dream, which provided a touchstone for the novel.

From Los Angeles Times

Both fell in love with the immersive format for its interactivity — Busenlener after seeing a production of “The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show” while studying abroad in London, and DiNardo after experiencing a handful of local, intimate shows that allowed for actors to converse with the guests.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“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

This was the intended site of the Gatsby Mansion, the setting of the “The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show,” a theatrical performance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel that opens on Sunday at the Park Central Hotel, the latest in a very long, heavily sequined line of “Gatsby” adaptations.

From New York Times