The Great Gatsby: The Great American Story of Love, Illusion, and the Cost of the American Dream
About this audiobook
A shimmering masterwork of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s definitive novel explores the hollow core of the American Dream.
It is the summer of 1922, and the stock market is booming. In the wealthy enclave of Long Island, a mysterious young millionaire named Jay Gatsby throws extravagant, decadent parties that run until the break of dawn. But amid the bootleg champagne, the restless jazz, and the dizzying glamour, Gatsby himself stands apart—a solitary figure driven by a single, desperate desire: to win back the heart of the beautiful, married Daisy Buchanan.
Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Gatsby’s neighbor and Daisy’s cousin, we are pulled into a mesmerizing world of old money and new fortunes, careless aristocrats and devastating secrets. As Gatsby’s obsessive pursuit collides with the arrogant entitlement of Tom Buchanan, the summer threatens to unravel in tragedy.
The Great Gatsby is an unparalleled portrait of a lost generation, laced with lyricism, melancholy, and a sharp critique of materialism. In this stunning new audiobook production, listeners will be swept up by a masterpiece that remains as piercing and prophetic today as when the first notes of jazz echoed across the Sound.
