The Great Gatsby is a classic love novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Roaring Twenties, it tells the story of Jay Gatsby's obsession with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Through themes of wealth, social class, and the American Dream, The Great Gatsby explores the destructive power of love and the illusions of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald's lyrical prose and vivid characters have made this novel a timeless masterpiece.