"The Great Gatsby" Turns 100: A Look Back at an American Classic

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Lecture, Book Club

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Teens, Adults
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One hundred years after its publication, F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, remains more popular than ever, selling thousands of copies a years and inspiring movies, musicals, translations, graphic novels, and even video games.  Set on Long Island during the Roaring Twenties, Gatsby has had a fascinating history, at one point almost forgotten by the literary world, today considered (by many) our greatest American novel.  We will take a closer look at the novel's origins, its early struggles and later successes, and its ongoing appeal in our time.  Presentation by professor, Richard Conway.