The Great Gatsby / Der grosse Gatsby - Teil 2 (with free audio download link)

Unabridged original text. Bilingual book English-German. 'The Great Gatsby' ('Der grosse Gatsby') is a novel first published in 1925 by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It depicts the experiences of a variety of characters spending the summer of 1922 in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island, northeast of New York City. The main character is the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who has loved the beautiful Daisy Buchanan for years, even though she married another man during his military service. 'The Great Gatsby' is considered Fitzgerald's masterpiece, addressing themes such as decadence, excess, idealism, resistance to change, and social upheaval. It provides a vivid portrait of the so-called "Roaring Twenties," a decade in the United States characterized by economic growth, prohibition, crime, jazz, and flappers. Today, 'The Great Gatsby' is regarded as one of the most significant works of American modernism. Enjoy reading in the original – even as a beginner or returning reader. Innovative reading method by Ilya Frank. Learn, refresh, and perfect foreign languages through the joy of reading. Efficient and effortless vocabulary expansion thanks to the innovative reading method. It is easy to read in the original, and no dictionary is needed to understand every word precisely. Along the way, one learns vocabulary and reviews or improves grammar. The integrated audiobooks also train listening comprehension.