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Interview: James L.W. West discusses the early versions of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"

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Date: 20000903
Author:STEVE INSKEEP

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Interview: James L.W. West discusses the early versions of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"

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It's been 75 years since F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby." It's still considered one of the great American novels, the story of a mysteriously rich man in the 1920s, Jay Gatsby, who's trying to win back the affection of a woman he loves. He builds a mansion across the bay from her home. He leaves the lights of his house burning in every room, as if just hoping she might ...

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