La copia in mio possesso di questo libro fa parte di un cofanetto di Oscar Mondadori dedicato a Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), pubblicato nel 1970 con la traduzione che Fernanda Pivano curò nel 1950.
Ha qualche pecca tipografica come l’impaginazione sbagliata del capitolo introduttivo “Fitzgerald e il suo tempo” (bisogna leggerla a pagine alternate: prima la 8 poi la 10 poi la 9 poi la 11…). Ha un richiamo in copertina che in meno di venti parole dice troppo e anche di più della trama, e alcune pagine del romanzo non centrate bene. Tutto è compensato da un’ampia sezione saggistica corredata da splendide fotografie dello scrittore, colto nella sua vita private.
There are several editions of this novel (first appeared in Italy under the title of the Magnificent Gatsby in No. 89 of The Novels of Mondadori Palma in 1936) yet, despite the flaws, I would not change my copy no, not just for the photos.
E 'in this edition found in the family library that I went over to one of the masterpieces of American literature, a classic of its era. Written in 1925 (the same year Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos) The Great Gatsby marks a change in American fiction, offers a refined plot, engaging, which is at the same time a way to tell deep in the pleasure-loving America of the years that preceded the financial crisis of 1929.
The figure of Jay Gatsby, told through the eyes of a neighbor, Nick Carraway, is dramatic and seductive in its fragile grandeur.
A love never forgotten, the relationship with the mob, the will of social redemption, the golden solitude contributing to the creation of a character in the romantic sense closer to the concept known as the German word for sehnsuct , translated more or less with yearning, which shows an inner desire addressed to a person or thing that you love or want to strongly. The scenery is beautiful
Gatsby's West Egg mansion in the imaginary near real Long Island where, from time to time, it's off to New York aboard a fascinating automobiles "The city, seen from the Queensboro Bridge, a city that has always you see for the first time in its first mad promise of all the mystery and the beauty of the world. "
And in New York players have fun and compare. The tension grows, the antagonist and reactionary Tom Buchanan was giving it his all to appear unsympathetic, his wife Daisy contention becomes even more fascinating with its uncertainties and there is time for a careful look at the city as one of the young and athletic Jordan: "I like New York in the summer afternoons when there is none. There is something very sensual, overripe, as if all kinds of strange fruits were going to fall on his hand. ".
The Great Gatsby is a novel that does make big breaths, you read and reread, the American myth emanates from every page and ends beyond the end tied to the story, giving a breathtaking view of Manhattan, one of the most intense ever Written: "The man must have held their breath in front of this continent, compelled to aesthetic contemplation he neither desired not happen, as we face one last time in the history of something appropriate to its ability to surprise."
In the plot there are many autobiographical references on the life of Francis Scott Fitzgerald ( the house in Great Neck on Long Island, the fabulous and legendary parties, the elegance, the economic crisis, problems with his wife, alcohol ) and the reading of the introductory notes will be very interesting if not preparatory to the novel itself.
Today, forfeited the right to acquire the work, there are several Italian editions of this masterpiece, all readily available but with very different translations. What I suggest is always translated by Fernanda Pivano and published in the current series of Oscar Classici Mondadori (now unfortunately no photos). Another option to consider is the one published the Press, with translation of Franca Cavagnoli which has a more modern language, but still respectful of the original atmosphere.
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Oscar Classici Mondadori, 2001
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