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‘The Great Gatsby’ is a classic. But a century ago, it flopped.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, published 100 years ago this week, was not popular in the author’s lifetime. But it has come to ...
'Great Gatsby' lights up the Empire State Building to celebrate novel's 100th birthday
There are events and festivities scheduled all week in New York City to celebrate the centennial of F. Scott Fitzgerald's ...
'The Great Gatsby' at 100: Long Island's Gold Coast is backdrop for Fitzgerald's classic American novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic has had a lasting cultural impact on Long Island, from its historical inspirations to its ...
Cheat Sheets for ‘The Great Gatsby’s’ Centennial
Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby,” the novel’s influence hasn’t exactly dimmed. From illuminating the Empire ...
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The Empire State Building is turning into a green light for The Great Gatsby's centennial
As The Great Gatsby celebrates its centennial, the Empire State Building will light up green in honor of the green light that Jay Gatsby famously watches over the water. On April 11, Broadway ...
18 Jazz Age Recipes for a Great Gatsby Party
In honor of the 100th birthday of The Great Gatsby, throw a party worthy of this great party novel, movie, and musical.
'The Great Gatsby': The Great American Novel turns 100. Why it is still great
Each year, 100 years after its publication this month in April 1925, “The Great Gatsby” sells around half a million copies, ...
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Will There Ever Be Another “Great Gatsby”?
A century on, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great Jazz Age novel still speaks to what ails America.
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Why Gatsby’s ‘Dead Dream’ Still Haunts America 100 Years Later
COMMENTARY: The classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald offers a keen appreciation of the human heart’s need for the ...
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100 Years Later, NYC Will Pay Homage to a Tragic Story in One Wild Way
Although The Great Gatsby was not an overnight success ... In the novel, the green light was a symbol of longing and tragedy. But now, the light represents something else: the triumph of ...