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About This Novel

The authoritative list of American academic circles is "No. 2 Among the top 100 English novels in the world in the 20th century!" Authoritative translation by Su Fuzhong, a famous translator and famous translator of People's Literature Publishing House; recommended on the first night by Liang Wendao's reading column "One Thousand and One Nights"! "People's Daily" recommends "one of the 50 books worth reading and re-reading"; a favorite of literary masters such as Haruki Murakami, Hemingway, and Salinger! Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the movie of the same name and won multiple Oscars! "The Great Gatsby" was first published in 1925. It is a novella set in New York City and Long Island in the 1920s. The background of the novel is set in the middle- and upper-class white circles of modern American society, and is unfolded through the narration of the character "I" - Carraway. "I" came to New York from my hometown in the Midwest, and lived next to the luxurious mansion of Gatsby, the protagonist of the book. Grand banquets were held here every night. "I" was invited to come and get acquainted with Gatsby, and the story began... This work is called "the first step in American novels since Henry James". Malcolm Cowley listed it as one of the twelve best American novels. At the end of the 20th century, American academic authorities selected one hundred of the best novels from a century of English literature. "The Great Gatsby" ranked second, proudly joining the ranks of contemporary literary classics.

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