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Trimalchio : An Early Version of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Trimalchio : An Early Version of The Great Gatsby about?

For the legions of Great Gatsby fans and scholars, F. Scott Fitzgerald's early version of his masterpiece provides a new understanding of Fitzgerald's working methods, fresh insight into his characters, and renewed appreciation of his genius—now available in ebook for the first time. Reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's Trimalchio , an early and complete version of The Great Gatsby , is like listening to a familiar musical composition played in a different key. It is the same work and yet a different work. Fitzgerald wrote Trimalchio during the summer of 1924 and submitted it to Maxwell Perkins, his editor at Scribner's, in October of that year. (He titled the book after the ostentatious party-giver in the Satyricon of Petronius.) Perkins had the novel set in type and sent the galleys to Fitzgerald in France. Fitzgerald then heavily revised the galley pages, shifting material around and changing the title. The result was The Great Gatsby , his signature work. Trimalchio , however, is also a remarkable achievement. It differs considerably from The Great Gatsby : its plot and structure are not the same, two chapters of Trimalchio were completely rewritten for the published novel,

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Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Publisher

Scribner

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476762579

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, History, Literary Criticism

Rating

4.41 / 5 (219 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14