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The real ‘Great Gatsby’: Meet the men who likely inspired the infamous novel
In 1951, a blind 65-year-old man named Max Gerlach was listening to the radio when something jolted him to attention. A guest had come on who had just published a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ Review: Broadway Play Is a Powerful, Pop-Inflected Retort to ‘The Crucible’
Kimberly Belflower's play is a powerful, pop-inflected primal scream against the patriarchy and a searing retort to "The Crucible." ...
Cheat Sheets for ‘The Great Gatsby’s’ Centennial
Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby,” the novel’s influence hasn’t exactly dimmed. From illuminating the Empire ...
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How to bring the Great Gatsby locations to life on Long Island
The plot involves an impossibly doomed relationship during America's Roaring Twenties - between a flawed protagonist with a ...
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High school teachers reflect on 100 years of 'The Great Gatsby'
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with two educators about teaching F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby 100 years after its publication.
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The Great Gatsby turns 100: NY students reflect on the enduring legacy of a literary classic
It’s been 100 years since The Great Gatsby was first published, and its legacy is still deeply woven into the fabric of New York City and Long Island. From its inspiration on the Gold Coast to its ...
‘The Great Gatsby’ Is 100, and as Fresh as Ever
A century after “The Great Gatsby” was first published, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s slender novel about a mysterious, lovelorn ...