Fitzgerald’s characters consume conspicuously. In The Great Gatsby, which celebrates this year the 100 th anniversary of its initial publication, no one toils in a factory or on a farm.

In the spring of 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald was worried about “The Great Gatsby.” It had been fifteen years since the novel was published, and the author had little to show for it. “My God I ...

For many, "The Great Gatsby" is indeed the Great American Novel. "It sounds silly, but I wish Scott could be here, I just think he'd be so thrilled," said Hazard, "and surprised.

“The Great Gatsby” is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. At the time, no one paid Gerlach — a former car mechanic who had fallen on hard times — any mind. He spent the last ...

Blumenthal Performing Arts, Charlotte’s non-profit performing arts organization, on Monday, announced its new 2025-2026 season — a lineup that includes premier shows like “The Great Gatsby” and “The ...

A century on, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great Jazz Age novel still speaks to what ails America. Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby (1974). Toward the end of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald, consumed ...

Dancers Ellie Lehman, left, and Julia Zakharkiv pose with guests celebrating the 100th anniversary of 'The Great Gatsby' at The Empire Steakhouse Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York.

Gatsby's Landing, Nothing Really Matters, Angelina Bakery and The Plaza are all listed as participants. All events and discounts are ongoing throughout the month of April.

The Great Gatsby was not a first-time hit. When it was published by Scribner’s in 1925, it was generally reviewed positively but often with the caveat that it wasn’t as successful a portrait of the ...

By the 1970s, The Great Gatsby was a near-universal part of the American high school curriculum; its characters became shorthand for the uniquely American struggle between personal freedom and ...

Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a top contender for the title of Great American Novel, turns 100 on April 10. A century later, it is invoked to help make sense of a world that still ...

Why Gatsby’s ‘Dead Dream’ Still Haunts America 100 Years Later COMMENTARY: The classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald offers a keen appreciation of the human heart’s need for the transcendent.