The Great Gatsby (Liberty C.)

Gatsby’s wild parties, roaring sports cars and extravagant mansion embody the American Dream in the 1920s. But this glittering façade conceals a romantic hero who is obsessed with love. His dark sides are gradually revealed, as his dream shatters amidst the contradictions of the Prohibitionist age. This edition is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original text with numerous explanatory notes, an introduction, the keywords to understand the main ideas, several activities and preparation for the final exam oral test. It also provides two in-depth analyses, about the most popular fi lm adaptations of the novel and the iconic role of the author, Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, lasting symbols of the Jazz Age.