Elegant, enigmatic Jay Gatsby yearns for his aged love, the beautiful Daisy. But she is married towards the insensitive if hugely effective Tom Buchanan, who won’t let her go despite developing a mistress himself. Within their rich haven, these beguiling lives are brought together from the innocent and entranced narrator, Nick – until their decadent deceits spill into assault and tragedy. Part morality tale, component fairy tale, The Great Gatsby may be the consummate novel of the Jazz Age group. Its tenderness and poetry make it among the great functions of the 20th century.