The Great Gatsby
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BWY8FAU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 497 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
After meeting and losing Daisy during the war, Gatsby has made himself fabulously wealthy. Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. This special audio edition joins the upcoming film - as well as many other movie, radio, theater, and even video-game adaptations - as a fitting tribute to the cultural significance of Fitzgerald's Jazz Age classic, widely regarded as one of the greatest stories ever told.. Now, he believes that his only way to true happiness is to find his way back into Daisy's life, and he uses Nick to try to reach her. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain). Audie Award Finalist, Classic, 2013F. There, he has a firsthand view of Gatsby's lavish West Egg parties - and of his undying love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. What happens when the characters' fantasies are confronted with reality makes for a startling conclusion to this iconic masterpiece. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work
"Great description of the jazz age of the '20's" according to Smiscedra. Great description of the jazz age of the '20's. Gets to the heart of America's class system and the desire for being part of the "elite". Jay Gatsby is a man who came from the ash heaps of the middle West and now drives through the literal ash heaps between NYC and Long Island. The book tells about Gatsby's desire to go back and live part of his life over again with Daisy who is now married to Tom Buchanan. Gatsby has built a l. "Timeless American Art: An Alchemy of Truth and Beauty" according to W Perry Hall. I believe the alchemy of time, place and the right talent and drive can create in an author the story and words to compose a portrait of truth and beauty that transcends time; a work of supreme art so rare and splendid that it is revered because our soul longs to be transported to the splendor of a moment in time and desires to be granted the providence to create something so divine that through it we may survive on this Earth . "It's Just Bad Quality!" according to R. Dawson. The pages of this edition are not numbered! How much would numbers add to production costs?! Sentences end without any punctuation. Many sentences begin without a capital letter. The lines of text break in odd and random ways. Do not buy this edition!