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Nick

by Michael Farris Smith · first published 2021

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  • kazinator · Jan 4, 2026 · Mentions

    …after he was written into being, F Scott Fitzgerald's doomed romantic has become shorthand for decadent flappers, champagne fountains and never-ending parties. " The article was clearly occasioned by Nick by Michael Farris Smith being published later that same month, delayed until 2021 due to copyright issues. Someone at the BBC simply made a note (or dug it up) to republish the article on the centennial…

    on “The Great Gatsby is the most misunderstood novel” ↗
  • thundergolfer · Jan 4, 2026 · Mentions

    This article ends up seeming like an ad for some dubious derivations of the original novel. - "Take, for instance, Michael Farris Smith's new novel, Nick. The title refers, of course, to Nick Carraway, the narrator of Gatsby, who here gets his own fully formed backstory." - "Jane Crowther's newly published novel, Gatsby, updates the plot to the 21st Century,…

    on “The Great Gatsby is the most misunderstood novel” ↗

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