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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound ...
India is almost a footnote in ex-Facebook exec Sarah Wynn-Williams's tell-all 'Careless People'
A 'darkly funny' book about social media giant Facebook /Meta, Careless People is a quick and shocking read. But it has only ...
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Anthony Horowitz: I hate the phrase ‘cosy crime’
The author talks about speed-writing his latest Susan Ryeland whodunnit, how characters can outlive their creators, and his ...
The real ‘Great Gatsby’: Meet the men who likely inspired the infamous novel
In 1951, a blind 65-year-old man named Max Gerlach was listening to the radio when something jolted him to attention. A guest had come on who had just published a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
100 Years of ‘The Great Gatsby’: Where to Celebrate the Iconic Novel’s Centennial
The Great Gatsby, 1925. Maintaining relevance after 100 years in the public consciousness is no small feat, but that’s ...
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'The Great Gatsby' turns 100. What's it like teaching it today?
There's a high likelihood you read The Great ... a lot Gatsby has to teach kids about the craft of writing. Students can ...
"The Great Gatsby" turns 100: Initially a sales flop, now regarded as the "great American novel"
When F. Scott Fitzgerald​ wrote "The Great Gatsby"​ at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would emerge as one of the very top contenders for "the great American ...
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The Great Gatsby turns 100: NY students reflect on the enduring legacy of a literary classic
It’s been 100 years since The Great Gatsby was first published, and its legacy is still deeply woven into the fabric of New York City and Long Island. From its inspiration on the Gold Coast to its ...
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"The Great Gatsby" turns 100: Initially a sales flop, now regarded as the "great American novel"
When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby" at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would emerge as one of the very top contenders for "the great ...
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Themed cocktails and escape rooms… 100 years on, we’ve lost sight of the real Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a slippery text. It means different things to different people. To some it is a monolith of American literature – a key contender in the Great American Novel sweepstakes ...
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See inside Oheka Castle, the 127-room Long Island estate that inspired 'The Great Gatsby'
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" turns 100 on Thursday. I took a tour of the place that helped inspire the book: Oheka Castle in Long Island, New York. It's the second-largest private home ...