Who wrote the novel "The Great Gatsby"?

The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons on April 10, 1925, the novel is set on Long Island and in New York City during the Jazz Age. Its narrator, Nick Carraway, becomes acquainted with the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, whose lavish parties and fortune are connected to his hope of rekindling his relationship with Daisy Buchanan.

Fitzgerald drew on his experiences of 1920s society, including wealthy Long Island parties and his youthful romance with socialite Ginevra King. The novel explores class, inherited wealth, self-invention, desire, and the limits of the American Dream. Its famous green light symbolizes Gatsby’s longing for an idealized future.

The book was initially a commercial disappointment, selling fewer than 20,000 copies by October 1925. Its reputation changed dramatically during and after World War II, when free copies were distributed to American soldiers. Today it is widely regarded as a major American novel. The other options were also prominent American writers, but none wrote The Great Gatsby.