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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose work is closely associated with the Jazz Age. He wrote The Great Gatsby, a novel about wealth, aspiration, and disillusionment in 1920s New York.

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“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald《The Great Gatsby》

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald set on Long Island and in New York City during the Jazz Age. Through Nick Carraway's narration, it examines Jay Gatsby's longing, wealth, social performance, and disillusionment.

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