The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925

Fitzgerald's compact novel of wealth, longing, reinvention, and disillusionment.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald · American novelist

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Bill GatesCo-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist

The Great Gatsby is one of the books Gates named as particularly impactful.

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Bill Gates Discusses His Lifelong Love for Books and Reading

TIME's interview summary identifies The Great Gatsby among books that influenced Gates.

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TIME · 2017-05-22 · accessed 2026-06-18

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The article summarizes Gates naming The Great Gatsby among books particularly impactful to him.

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F. Scott FitzgeraldAmerican novelist

Author of The Great Gatsby and one of the defining literary voices of the Jazz Age.

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