The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's third novel and was published in 1925. It is a rags to riches tale set in 1920's New York and revolves around the American dream by telling the story of millionaire Jay Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman. When first published in the twenties, it received a tepid response but surged in popularity during World War II. Ironically, this was after the author's death in 1940. The book is now considered to be a literary masterwork.