In accordance with the 90th anniversary of The Great Gatsby, Time has republished its original review of the novel. The review is just one paragraph and offers “little hint” of the wide spread fame the…
For Slate, Cristina Hartmann explains how The Great Gatsby went from a marginal publication to a central part of America’s literary canon. According to Hartmann, much of the novel’s early struggles emerged from…
Polish language speakers are getting a new translation of The Great Gatsby, but a modern translation raises all sorts of linguistic issues. The primary difference, of course, is that the original…
Want to see the new film version of The Great Gatsby but afraid it won’t live up to the book? At The Millions, five English professors pass judgment on the success…
Some writers are almost as famous for their raucous boozing as they are for their prose. You could fill a book with tales of literary parties—in fact, professional party planner…
At The Paris Review, Rumpus contributor Jason Diamond wonders about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s repeated references to Lake Forest, Illinois, determining that the city’s significance derived from the fact that it…
Jay McInerney explains why the American classic The Great Gatsby, the last book that Hannah Kingsley-Ma and Kate Geiselman loved, is making a resurgence this year. After all, Jimmy Gatz “invents a hero…
The grand mansion that many believe was the inspiration for The Great Gatsby will soon be no more. F. Scott Fitzgerald was spotted at lavish parties held at the house,…