Experience the great American novel as you’ve never seen it before. With excerpts from the original text and stunning illustrations throughout, this graphic novel makes the iconic book accessible to a whole new generation of readers. The style of the artwork is unique, and sometimes surrealistic, with the words appearing not just in speech bubbles, but on the furniture, in the sky, and elsewhere. It is a fantastic visual experience that added so much to the story. 231 pgs, pb. ~Amber
From the green light across the bay to the billboard with spectacled eyes, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 American masterpiece roars to life in K. Woodman-Maynard’s exquisite graphic novel—among the first adaptations of the book in this genre. Painted in lush watercolors, the inventive interpretation emphasizes both the extravagance and mystery of the characters, as well as the fluidity of Nick Carraway’s unreliable narration. Excerpts from the original text wend through the illustrations, and imagery and metaphors are taken to literal, and often whimsical, extremes, such as when a beautiful partygoer blooms into an orchid and Daisy Buchanan pushes Gatsby across the sky on a cloud.
This faithful yet modern adaptation will appeal to fans with deep knowledge of the classic, while the graphic novel format makes it an ideal teaching tool to engage students. With its timeless critique of class, power, and obsession, The Great Gatsby Graphic Novel captures the energy of an era and the enduring resonance of one of the world’s most beloved books. A sumptuously illustrated adaptation casts the powerful imagery of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel in a vivid new format.
In this classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties, Nick Carraway moves East after coming home from World War I and finds himself living among the idle rich. As Nick surveys the reckless lives and relationships of high society, he is repeatedly drawn to one man who believes in and seems to embody the American Dream: Jay Gatsby. But in the end, Nick finds that the god of materialism brings only moral emptiness and destruction.
| Product Format: | Paperback |
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| Brand: | Candlewick Press |
| Grades: | 9-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781536216769 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Width in Inches: | 6.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |
