num_pages: 172
description: No one ever knew who Gatsby wasSome said he had been a German spy, others that he was related to one of Europe's royal families. Nearly everyone took advantage of his fabulous hospitality. And it was fabulous. In his superb Long Island home he gave the most amazing parties, and not the least remarkable thing about them was that few people could recognize their host. He seemed to be a man without a background, without history; whose eyes were always searching the glitter and razzamatazz for something... someone?The Great Gatsby is one of the great love stories of our time. In it the author distilled the essences of glamour and illusion so powerfully that his book has haunted and tantalized generations of readers.
language: English
title: The Great Gatsby
titlecomplete: The Great Gatsby
characters: Jay Gatsby, George Wilson, Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, Jordan Baker, Nick Carraway, Meyer Wolfsheim, Tom Buchanan
genres: Read For School, American, Historical Fiction, School, Novels, Literature, High School, Classics, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 4978034
places: New York City, New York, The United States of America, New York (State), Long Island, New York
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Long Island Reads
publisher: Penguin Books