# The Great Gatsby

> Source: https://ollybritton.com/notes/books/the-great-gatsby/ · Updated: 2024-10-04 · Tags: book, notes

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> "_**The Great Gatsby**_ is a 1925 [novel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel "Novel") by American writer [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald "F. Scott Fitzgerald"). Set in the [Jazz Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Age "Jazz Age") on [Long Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island "Long Island"), near New York City, the novel depicts [first-person](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-person_narrative "First-person narrative") narrator [Nick Carraway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Carraway "Nick Carraway")'s interactions with [Jay Gatsby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gatsby "Jay Gatsby"), the mysterious millionaire with an obsession to reunite with his former lover, [Daisy Buchanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Buchanan "Daisy Buchanan")." – ["The Great Gatsby"])(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby) on Wikipedia

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