The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, it follows narrator Nick Carraway as he becomes drawn into the world of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, a wealthy millionaire who throws extravagant parties. Gatsby harbors an obsession with reuniting with Daisy Buchanan, a woman from his past now married to the affluent Tom. The story captures the glamour, excess, and moral complexities of 1920s America.
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