In the spring of 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald was worried about “The Great Gatsby.” It had been fifteen years since the novel was published, and the author had little to show for it. “My God I ...

For many, "The Great Gatsby" is indeed the Great American Novel. "It sounds silly, but I wish Scott could be here, I just think he'd be so thrilled," said Hazard, "and surprised.

Then, during World War II, an Armed Services Edition of “The Great Gatsby” was issued, and more than 150,000 copies were distributed free to U. S. troops in Europe and the Pacific.

The job put him in contact with New York City’s fashionable denizens. Cars play a major role in “The Great Gatsby” too, both as a plot driver and as a symbol of power, speed and destruction.

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 ...

Her name, you’ll note, is an anagram of “Great” and, between her wit and her insightful suspicion of her brother’s dissolute pals, the character is indeed another great Gatsby.

Dancers Ellie Lehman, left, and Julia Zakharkiv pose with guests celebrating the 100th anniversary of 'The Great Gatsby' at The Empire Steakhouse Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York.

One day in 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald stepped into a Los Angeles bookstore hoping to grab a copy of The Great Gatsby. Scouring the shelves, he couldn’t find anything with his name on it. He ...

“‘The Great Gatsby’ continues to capture the consciousness of audiences today, even 100 years after publication,” senior director of programs and services for The Friends, Alayne Hopkins said in a ...

Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a top contender for the title of Great American Novel, turns 100 on April 10. A century later, it is invoked to help make sense of a world that still ...

04-10-2025 NEWS 100 Years of ‘The Great Gatsby’: Where to Celebrate the Iconic Novel’s Centennial Gatsby’s birthday bash spans libraries, musicals, museum exhibits—and your living room.

The Art Deco tapestries seen in Gatsby’s “great white palace” appeared on designs from Ossie Clarke and Celia Birtwell; the iconic ‘70s Biba logo was an Art Deco motif, too.