Nick Carraway, a young bond salesman from the Midwest, rents a small house on Long Island in the summer of 1922, next door to the lavish estate of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby throws extravagant parties every weekend, hoping to attract Nick's cousin Daisy Buchanan, whom he loved five years earlier. Daisy now lives across the bay with her husband Tom. Nick watches the reunion, the affairs and the car accident that follow, and sees what Gatsby's reinvented self cannot hide.
A short novel that rewards rereading, it suits anyone interested in the American dream and its limits. What stays with you is the image of the green light at the end of Daisy's dock and the gap between wealth and desire.
Deep, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Diogenes Verlag
- ISBN
- 9783257201833
- Language
- DE
