Francis Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby. The last tycoon. Gift book bound in leather.

The collection includes two great novels - "The Great Gatsby" and "The Last Tycoon". Two novels united by the theme of a strong hero, mercilessly fighting his way to wealth and the heights of fame - and obsessed with truly dramatic passions. Both Gatsby and" the last tycoon " Monroe Star are capable of hating - and being vindictive and merciless. However, to the same extent they are able to love-passionately and unconditionally. Their love is often painful, their hatred is painful, but at least they stand out among the empty and" broken "representatives of the"jazz generation".

"The Great Gatsby"

The "turbulent" twenties of the last century…

The time of chic parties, "prohibition" and "easy" money…

These "new Americans" are sure that the flourishing will be eternal, that having reached the heights of power and wealth, they will also find personal happiness…

Such was Jay Gatsby, who became a victim of a senseless pursuit of a captivating dream of true and eternal love, which was not destined to come true…

"The Last Tycoon" is an unfinished novel by the great Fitzgerald, who lived, desperately burning through the days, and also created, not a bit feeling sorry for himself. According to legend, he died of a heart attack right at his desk ... movie mogul Monroe Star, who owns a huge studio in Hollywood, a real darling of fate, who realized the American dream. But is it worth the lost human happiness?.. The mores of the" Golden Age " of the famous film factory and the eternal human tragedy of loneliness… The prototype of the Star was the real producer of "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" Irving Talberg, in whose honor the Academy Award "For outstanding contribution to the development of film production"is awarded every year. The book, of course, was filmed in Hollywood, the main role was played by Robert De Niro himself.