In his new book, the former Hartford Courant columnist does a deep dive into the words, themes, actions and turns of phrase in the novel.

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A century on, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great Jazz Age novel still speaks to what ails America. Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby (1974). Toward the end of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald, consumed ...

The library is also holding a separate discussion of F. Scott Firzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” on June 12 at noon as part of its “Brown Bag It with a Book” discussion series. newingtonct.gov.