{"id":6407,"date":"2013-05-10T22:17:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T02:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf-staging.takewalks.com\/blog2\/?p=6407"},"modified":"2025-05-26T03:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T07:57:15","slug":"great-gatsby-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/great-gatsby-new-york","title":{"rendered":"All About The Great Gatsby: A Tale of New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Great Gatsby <\/em>was a beloved New York tale long before Baz Luhrmann reworked F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece for the screen in 2013. <\/i>In fact, Gatz, a minimalist, theatrical 6.5-hour reading of the entire novel, sold out its run of performances…twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story is indeed set in the Jazz Age (1920s) on Long Island, New York, and it revolves around the narrator’s encounters with Jay Gatsby and his infatuation with Daisy Buchanan, a woman from his past. It’s what we consider a must-read<\/strong> (in addition to some of the the other great books about New York City<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is it about The Great Gatsby that continues to resonate with New Yorkers nearly a century after its release? Photo credit: yoppy <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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