{"product_id":"9781476762579","title":"Trimalchio: An Early Version of The Great Gatsby","description":"For the legions of \u003ci\u003eGreat Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e fans and scholars, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s early version of his masterpiece provides a new understanding of Fitzgerald’s working methods, fresh insight into his characters, and renewed appreciation of his genius—now available in ebook for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s \u003ci\u003eTrimalchio\u003c\/i\u003e, an early and complete version of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e, is like listening to a familiar musical composition played in a different key. It is the same work and yet a different work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFitzgerald wrote \u003ci\u003eTrimalchio\u003c\/i\u003e during the summer of 1924 and submitted it to Maxwell Perkins, his editor at Scribner’s, in October of that year. (He titled the book after the ostentatious party-giver in the Satyricon of Petronius.) Perkins had the novel set in type and sent the galleys to Fitzgerald in France. Fitzgerald then heavily revised the galley pages, shifting material around and changing the title. The result was \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e, his signature work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrimalchio\u003c\/i\u003e, however, is also a remarkable achievement. It differs considerably from \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e: its plot and structure are not the same, two chapters of \u003ci\u003eTrimalchio\u003c\/i\u003e were completely rewritten for the published novel, characterization is different, Nick Carraway’s narrative voice is altered, and it contains several passages and sequences missing from \u003ci\u003eGatsby\u003c\/i\u003e. Most importantly, in \u003ci\u003eTrimalchio\u003c\/i\u003e Jay Gatsby’s past is revealed in a wholly different way.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125261680880,"sku":"9781476762579","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476762579_p0.jpg?v=1763610195","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476762579","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}