{"product_id":"the-annotated-great-gatsby-100th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-hardcover","title":"The Annotated Great Gatsby: 100th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Hardcover","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\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames L. W. West\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAmor Towles\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: A richly illustrated deluxe edition of the American classic, with illuminating commentary by a preeminent Fitzgerald scholar \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most authoritative edition ever published: Read \u003ci\u003eGatsby \u003c\/i\u003eexactly as Fitzgerald intended--and get an inside look at its composition and publication \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoats against the current, we are borne back ceaselessly to \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, in this deluxe annotated anniversary edition, James L. W. West provides running commentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, glossing contexts, language, literary allusions, and contemporary references. Dozens of illustrations and photographs throughout the volume vividly recreate the Jazz Age world of Fitzgerald's most famous work and chronicle its rich cultural afterlife, encouraging readers to linger in the margins of this deluxe annotated edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from the authoritative Library of America edition of Fitzgerald's writings, this deluxe edition features: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new introduction by \u003cb\u003eAmor Towles\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRules of Civility \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA corrected text of \u003ci\u003eGatsby \u003c\/i\u003ebased on Fitzgerald's composite manuscript, working galleys, and personal copies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestored American spellings and emendations made by Fitzgerald throughout the book's life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 annotated letters between Fitzgerald and \u003ci\u003eGatsby's \u003c\/i\u003estar editor Maxwell Perkins \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA detailed chronology of Fitzgerald's life and career, plus extensive explanatory and textual notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith stunning illustrations, insightful commentary, and fascinating insights into the composition, editing, and publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e, this 100th anniversary edition of \"the Great American novel\" is the most authoritative ever published, a must for any fan of this landmark American novel, and anyone interested in the life and literature of the Jazz Age.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, \u003cb\u003eF. SCOTT FITZGERALD\u003c\/b\u003e dropped out of Princeton University in 1917 to join the army. He met the socialite Zelda Sayre while stationed in Alabama and married her in 1920 after the success of \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e. Fame, money, and alcohol took their toll on the young couple. After Zelda was institutionalized, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood in 1937. His experiences there inspired the unfinished novel \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). His major works include \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful and Damned\u003c\/i\u003e (1922), \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), \u003ci\u003eAll the Sad Young Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1926), and \u003ci\u003eTender is the Night\u003c\/i\u003e (1934). Fitzgerald died of heart failure in Hollywood in 1940.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames L. W. West III\u003c\/b\u003e is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University. 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