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5. The Past

Nick discovers the reason behind Gatsby's parties - his need to be reunited with someone from his past. Read by Sam Robards.

Nick discovers the reason behind Gatsby's parties - his need to be reunited with someone from his past.

It's the Jazz Age in roaring 1920s America. Nick Carraway has moved to the East Coast, next door to the mysterious playboy, Jay Gatsby.

F Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel about aspiration in boom-time America.

Abridged by Neville Teller.

Read by Sam Robards.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in September 1996.

21 days left to listen

15 minutes

Last on

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