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CT author marks centennial of ‘The Great Gatsby’ with new book exploring ‘Gatsby’s Secrets’
In his new book, the former Hartford Courant columnist does a deep dive into the words, themes, actions and turns of phrase in the novel.
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‘The Great Gatsby’ is a classic. But a century ago, it flopped. - MSN
Yes, that’s right: “The Great Gatsby,” like all great art, is inexhaustible, bottomless, still talking to its time and to ours. The central events of the novel take place during the summer ...
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At 100, ‘The Great Gatsby’ still feels fresh - The Washington Post
Yes, that’s right: “The Great Gatsby,” like all great art, is inexhaustible, bottomless, still talking to its time and to ours. The central events of the novel take place during the summer ...
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'The Great Gatsby': Fitzgerald's masterpiece about the American dream - NPR
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound and timeless. And, boy, does Gatsby have something to say to us in 2025.
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The centennial of “The Great Gatsby”: reflecting on its cultural legacy
For Great Neck, the centennial of “The Great Gatsby” provides an opportunity to reflect on the lasting cultural significance of both the novel and the community that inspired it.
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‘The Great Gatsby’ at 100: An All-American Enigma - WSJ
“The Great Gatsby,” published 100 years ago this month, is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most perfectly realized work of art. It reveals a new and confident mastery of his material, a fascinating if ...
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On The Great Gatsby – 100 Years
Hello, everyone! From Pasadena, California, this is Jill Hunting for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club.My choice for the 2025 ...
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Not as advertised: The false god in 'The Great Gatsby' - MSN
While most attention is given — by readers of the novel or makers of film adaptations — to the parts of the story centered on its larger-than-life main character, Jay Gatsby, and the opulent ...
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Will There Ever Be Another “Great Gatsby”? - The Nation
A century on, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great Jazz Age novel still speaks to what ails America. Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby (1974). Toward the end of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald, consumed ...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ at – almost – 100: Staging a Troubled Legacy
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby turns 100 in 2025, and we are still grappling with it. ... with its Art Deco sets, flapper costumes, and painstakingly designed props.
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America | WWNO
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound and timeless. And, boy, does Gatsby have something to say to us in 2025.
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Not as advertised: The false god in 'The Great Gatsby' - Religion News Service
Not as advertised: The false god in 'The Great Gatsby' (RNS) — Revisiting that infamous billboard on the novel’s 100th anniversary. Partial cover of “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.