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The real ‘Great Gatsby’: Meet the men who likely inspired the infamous novel
In 1951, a blind 65-year-old man named Max Gerlach was listening to the radio when something jolted him to attention. A guest had come on who had just published a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
‘The Great Gatsby’ Is 100, and as Fresh as Ever
A century after “The Great Gatsby” was first published, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s slender novel about a mysterious, lovelorn ...
'The Great Gatsby': The Great American Novel turns 100. Why it is still great
Each year, 100 years after its publication this month in April 1925, “The Great Gatsby” sells around half a million copies, ...
The Great Gatsby at 100: this great American novel is a universal meditation on time and change
The fractured sense of time that F. Scott Fitzgerald creates challenges literary convention. It also reflects a world in flux ...
Chicago’s connection to ‘The Great Gatsby’ as Fitzgerald’s novel turns 100
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s romance with a North Shore debutante provided fodder for “The Great Gatsby,” which this year turned 100 ...
'The Great Gatsby' at 100: Long Island's Gold Coast is backdrop for Fitzgerald's classic American novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic has had a lasting cultural impact on Long Island, from its historical inspirations to its ...
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‘Great Gatsby’ at 100: Behind the gates of the colossal Long Island mansions that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald
Long Island’s Gold Coast still shines — albeit in a more subdued manner than when “The Great Gatsby” was published 100 years ago. The novel, which is celebrating its centennial this week ...
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HAHS set to debut teacher’s original stage adaptation of Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’
After more than five years spent directing and co-directing plays at Hollidaysburg Area School District, English teacher Holly Mercer is ready to debut her first original production, a vivid retelling ...
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The Great Gatsby turns 100: NY students reflect on the enduring legacy of a literary classic
It’s been 100 years since The Great Gatsby was first published, and its legacy is still deeply woven into the fabric of New York City and Long Island. From its inspiration on the Gold Coast to its ...
After 100 years, The Great Gatsby still reminds us of the ability of literature to transform everyday life
With its fantastical, romantic subject matter, luxurious excess and its beloved language – not to mention the nostalgia many ...
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"The Great Gatsby" turns 100: Initially a sales flop, now regarded as the "great American novel"
When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby" at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would emerge as one of the very top contenders for "the great ...
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Opinion: As ‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100, a look at how Connecticut helped shape it
As F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' turns 100, writer Rob Kyff revisits Connecticut's influence on the novel.