The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel set in 1920s America during the Jazz Age. It tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy and mysterious man who throws lavish parties in hopes of reuniting with his former love, Daisy Buchanan. Narrated by Gatsby's neighbor, Nick Carraway, the novel explores themes of love, obsession, class, and the illusion of the American Dream. Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy ultimately ends in tragedy, revealing the emptiness beneath the glittering surface of wealth and the corruption of ideals in a materialistic society.