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Staging Fitzgerald's elegy to lost innocence: the Great Gatsby.(American author F. Scott Fitzgerald)

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From: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
Date: 20061103
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Byline: Misha Berson

Nov. 3--What great American novel narrowly escaped being titled "Under the Red, White and Blue"? And initially earned its author only $31 in royalties? And inspired the name of a Seattle rock band? Correct answer: "The Great Gatsby," the iconic F. Scott Fitzgerald tale now previewing in a stage adaptation at Seattle Repertory Theatre. "Gatsby" has sold literally millions of copies since its initial 1925 publication triggered little critical excitement and lackluster sales. Until the late 1940s, in fact, it was generally viewed as a "light" period ...

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