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Great Gatsby, The
     
Great Gatsby, The
(1925) a novel by F. Scott Fitgerald about the relationship between a man called Jay Gatsby and a married woman called Daisy Buchanan. It describes how bored and disappointed people in New York were during the 1920s even though they seemed glamorous (=rich, exciting, and attractive) and happy.
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