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F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" at 100
But not nearly as well as F. Scott Fitzgerald once spoke of that opulence: "A breeze blew through the room, blew curtains in at one end and out the other, like pale flags, twisting them up toward ...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Never Saw ‘The Great Gatsby’ Become a Classic
Who Was F. Scott Fitzgerald? T he late novelist and short story writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered one of the ...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ is a classic. But a century ago, it flopped.
F. Scott Fitzgerald would be flabbergasted to hear ... but for who we want to be as Americans — in such a powerhouse amalgam of poetry, slang and oracular prose. We beat on and, thankfully ...
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The real ‘Great Gatsby’: Meet the men who likely inspired the infamous novel
A guest had come on who had just published a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald — the late, great chronicler of the Roaring ‘20s and the pursuit of the American Dream. Within minutes ...
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby explores the idea of the American Dream in the 1920s: A time when the country was recovering from World War 1, and a period of changes to the economy and ...
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The Great Gatsby at 100: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Class Consciousness Masterpiece
"The idea that we're the greatest people in the world because we have the most money in the world is ridiculous. Wait until ...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 'The Great Gatsby' turns 100
Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." Author Steve Almond has written about the struggles and pleasures of writing and "The Great ...