So We Read on: How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures

by Maureen Corrigan

Book Overview

The "Fresh Air" book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- "The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't."

Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know The Great Gatsby? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316230065
• ISBN13: 9780316230063
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

For Gatsby-lovers

Corrigan illuminates the backstory to the story and the book a lot of us had to read in school and some of us keep going back to for reasons we can't explain. If you have been fascinated by The Great Gatsby, this book will give context to why the book is powerful and memorable. I lent my copy to a buddy that teaches American Lit and he never gave it back.