'The Great Gatsby'

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  • How World War II helped define American literature

    In the middle of World War II, two Army employees launched the Armed Services Editions, a line of cheaply produced paperbacks (including titles by Robert Frost and John Steinbeck) aimed at entertaining and encouraging soldiers abroad. One of the program's biggest success stories was F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," whose Armed Services Edition led to a surge in popularity 20 years after its original publication.

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