«The Great Gatsby» in English with a Parallel Translation

The Great Gatsby is a novel by American writer Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was first published in 1925. The story takes place near New York in a prosperous Long Island. The story is narrated by the protagonist Nick Carraway. His story mainly concerns the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, the man in love with the girl Daisy. The Great Gatsby addresses the issues of decadence, social turmoil, and whatever else concerns the Roaring Twenties in the United States.