了不起的盖茨比（英文原版）

《了不起的盖茨比（英文朗读版）》首次出版于1925年，20世纪美国著名小说家F·S·菲茨杰拉德代表作，被视为美国文学“爵士时代”的象征，20世纪50年代后的数十年间一度成为美国高中、大学文学课的标准教材。小说以未成名作家尼克的视角出发，全面展现了美国20年代纸醉金迷的上层社会生活，人与人之间的虚情寡义，以及“美国梦”在幻想、爱情与谎言中的破灭。Describedas"thegreatAmericannovel",TheGreatGatsbyhasbecomeastandardtextforgenerationsofAmericanstudentsandoneofthemostbelovedbooksofalltime.FirstpublishedonApril10,1925,TheGreatGatsbyissetonLongIsland'sNorthShoreandinNewYorkCityduringthesummerof1922.ItisacritiqueoftheAmericanDream.ThenoveltakesplacefollowingtheFirstWorldWar.Americansocietyenjoyedhavingunprecedentedlevelsofprosperityduringthe"roaring"1920sastheeconomysoared.Atthesametime,Prohibition,thebanonthesaleandmanufactureofalcoholasmandatedbytheEighteenthAmendment,mademillionairesoutofbootleggers.Afteritsrepublishingin1945and1953,itquicklyfoundawidereadershipandistodaywidelyregardedasaparagonoftheGreatAmericanNovel,andaliteraryclassic.TheGreatGatsbyhasbecomeastandardtextinhighschoolanduniversitycoursesonAmericanliteratureincountriesaroundtheworld,andisrankedsecondintheModernLibrary'slistsofthe100BestNovelsofthe20thCentury.