Great Gatsby, The

[ gats-bee ]

noun

1. a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Great Gatsby

1. (1925) A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald , recounting the rise and fall of Jay Gatsby, who lives extravagantly from bootlegging and other criminal activities. He loves a beautiful woman, Daisy, who is the cause of his downfall.

Example Sentences

Neither does Immersive Everywhere’s “The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show,” a jovial feast for the senses that never, in its lagging two-and-a-half-hour running time, truly rises above the status of a mere attraction.

From New York Times

“The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show,” which made its debut in London eight years ago, opened last week at the Park Central Hotel in New York.

From New York Times

This was the intended site of the Gatsby Mansion, the setting of the “The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show,” a theatrical performance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel that opens on Sunday at the Park Central Hotel, the latest in a very long, heavily sequined line of “Gatsby” adaptations.

From New York Times

Much like Fitzgerald’s Nick Carraway in “The Great Gatsby,” the narrator in “Tomb of Sand” has an insider’s access and stealthily weaves in and out of the story.

From Washington Post

Created by Darren Lee Cole, SoHo Playhouse’s artistic director, and Alexander Flanagan-Wright, who directed an immersive version of “The Great Gatsby,” the piece seems most interested in delivering short scenes and louche vibes.

From New York Times