{"product_id":"so-we-read-on-how-the-great-gatsby-came-to-be-and-why-it-endures-paperback","title":"So We Read on: How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaureen Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Fresh Air\" book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- \"The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while Fitzgerald's masterpiece may be one of the most popular novels in America, many of us first read it when we were too young to fully comprehend its power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering a fresh perspective on what makes Gatsby great -- and utterly unusual -- \u003ci\u003eSo We Read On\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into archives, high school classrooms, and even out onto the Long Island Sound to explore the novel's hidden depths, a journey whose revelations include Gatsby 's surprising debt to hard-boiled crime fiction, its rocky path to recognition as a \"classic,\" and its profound commentaries on the national themes of race, class, and gender. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With rigor, wit, and infectious enthusiasm, Corrigan inspires us to re-experience the greatness of Gatsby and cuts to the heart of why we are, as a culture, \"borne back ceaselessly\" into its thrall. Along the way, she spins a new and fascinating story of her own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e is the book critic for NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e, the Critic-in-Residence at Georgetown University, and winner of the Edgar Award for Criticism. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLeave Me Alone, I'm Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702391763251,"sku":"9780316230063","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a28rTC8ydnpOTnYrM0gwaTBZRFo2QT09.webp?v=1763305221","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/so-we-read-on-how-the-great-gatsby-came-to-be-and-why-it-endures-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}