Well Off Midwestern Family Who Owns A Hardware Store -fought In WWI -was Too Restless After And Went To New York And Entered The Bond Business -thinks Going To The City Will Cure All Of His Problems -yale -1922

F. Scott Fitzerald's magnum opus, this 1925 novel follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan.