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“Anyhow, he gives large parties”: On the centenary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
by Steven Beattie

In Gatsby, we find the apotheosis of Fitzgerald’s novelistic voice.

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F. Scott FitzgeraldHenry JamesJane SmileyLionel TrillingTony Tanner

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