Gatsby is presented here in a newly edited text prepared for Library of America, correcting numerous errors and restoring Fitzgerald’s preferred American spellings. Perhaps no other novel of the twentieth century makes a greater claim to being the Great American Novel-for its poetic prose, its exploration of the broad, intertwined themes of money, class, and American optimism, and its enduring popularity. Scott Fitzgerald features The Great Gatsby, the landmark novel that cemented Fitzgerald’s reputation as the chronicler of the Jazz Age. The long-awaited second volume of Library of America’s authoritative edition of F. The Sun Also Rises: The Library of America Corrected Text The Woman Warrior, China Men, Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book, Other Writings The Great Gatsby, All the Sad Young Men & Other Writings 1920–1926 Consult the list below for details about contents and publication dates for all our spring releases and scroll further down for a fuller description of each new title.
RHYS TRANTER SERIES
As Library of America prepares to celebrate its fortieth anniversary in 2022, we’re excited to announce our forthcoming titles for the first half of the year, when two living writers will make their series debuts a masterpiece of Civil War history will be restored to print and an acclaimed poet–critic offers an insightful and inspiring new reading of the American poetic tradition through a deep engagement with forty poems, from Anne Bradstreet’s “The Author to Her Book” to Joy Harjo’s “Rabbit Is Up to Tricks.” These are just some of the highlights of what’s coming.