How Did "The Great Gatsby" Become The Great American Novel? #shorts

How Did "The Great Gatsby" Become The Great American Novel? #shorts

Everyone knows the story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan. But did you know that when the book was first published on April 10, 1925, it wasn't a runaway success? Critics loved it but book sales were low.

It was only much later, when America entered World War II that the book's reputation as the Great American Novel got cemented.

let's take a look back at this piece of literary history.