The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby (South African School Edition, Thirteenth Impression)

Fitzgerald's Jazz Age Classic in the Oxford Southern Africa Edition with Study Notes and Activities

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: The Great Gatsby: Novel and study notes
• Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Editor: Diane Stofberg (introduction and activities)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Limited, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 2008
• ISBN-13: 9780195987300
• Edition Details: First published 2008; thirteenth impression, 2020. South African edition with introduction and activities by Diane Stofberg.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback) with footnotes and study notes. No maps or plates.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated card wrappers are clean overall, with fairly sharp corners. There is a small crease or scuff to the lower left of the front cover, and a red mark or stripe along the lower left edge of the front cover and the right edge of the back cover. The spine shows a small white chip or scuff at the foot, near the red Oxford panel.
• Interior: The text block is clean and tight. There are light crease marks to the title page and a small chip or rough tear to the fore edge of page 87. A few tiny specks are visible on the pages. No highlighting or markings were seen.
• Provenance: Handwritten owner's name in blue pen on the front free page above the title, apparently reading 'Nicole De Araujo'.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

This South African edition of The Great Gatsby presents F. Scott Fitzgerald's celebrated Jazz Age novel together with study material prepared by Diane Stofberg. The story is set in 1920s America and is narrated by Nick Carraway, who watches the lavish lives of the wealthy and Jay Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy Buchanan.

The novel is widely regarded as a literary masterpiece and a contender for the title of the Great American Novel. This edition adds a plot summary, notes on characters, themes and symbols, a short biography of the author, a glossary of literary terms, footnotes explaining unfamiliar words, and exam-style questions with answers.

A used, inscribed copy of the thirteenth impression, suited to readers and students who want the text in its South African school-edition form.

Author Profile: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American writer best known for his novels of the Jazz Age. His debut, This Side of Paradise (1920), made him an instant celebrity. He published four novels, four story collections and 164 short stories.

Among his other notable works is Tender Is the Night (1934). The unfinished The Last Tycoon was published posthumously in 1941. Matthew J. Bruccoli's 1981 biography, Some Sort of Epic Grandeur, is considered the standard life of the author.

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