This is the classic American novel of hedonism and disillusionment, filled with descriptions as elegant as Gatsby’s glamorous clothes.
In this novella, Nick Carraway, the rather dull narrator, moves to an affluent suburb of New York and is quickly drawn into a world of extravagant parties, decadence and conceit, a world epitomised by his mysterious neighbour, Jay Gatsby. This is the classic American novel of hedonism and disillusionment, filled with descriptions as elegant as Gatsby’s glamorous clothes.