
The Red and the Black
Stendhal
1830

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925
208 pages
Long Island, the 1920s. Nick Carraway becomes neighbour to the wealthy, secretive Jay Gatsby, who throws lavish parties for a single purpose: to win back Nick's cousin Daisy, married to the brutish Tom Buchanan.
Love Triangle, Star-Crossed Lovers, Morally Grey Character, Unreliable Narrator, Second Chance Romance, Rags to Riches