Fitzgerald, inspired by the parties he had attended while visiting Long Island's north shore, began planning the novel

 in 1923 desiring to produce, in his words, "something new—something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and 

intricately patterned."^[2] Progress was slow with Fitzgerald completing his first draft following a move to 

the French Riviera in 1924. His editor, Maxwell Perkins, felt the book was too vague and convinced the author 

to revise over the next winter. Fitzgerald was ambivalent about the book's title, at various times wishing to re-title 

the novel Trimalchio in West Egg.The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald

 that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer 

of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion 

for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes 

of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age

 that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.^[1]

First published by Scribner's in April 1925, The Great Gatsby received mixed reviews and sold poorly; in its first year,

 the book only sold 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten.

 His work, spearheaded by The Great Gatsby, experienced a revival during World War II, and the novel became 

a part of high school curriculum in the following decades. The book has remained popular since, leading to numerous

 stage and film adaptations. The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for

 the title "Great American Novel". The book is consistently ranked among the greatest works of American literature.

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