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Gatsby
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Gatsby

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In a world pulsing with digital heartbeats, where fortunes rise and fall with the click of a button, "GATSBY" emerges as a retelling of a timeless classic, now refracted through the prism of modernity. From the neon-lit excess of the dot-com boom to the shadowy corners of the cryptocurrency underworld, this is the tale of a new American Dream, shimmering with the mirage of digital connection. Nick Carraway, a cybersecurity analyst caught in the web of the twenty-first century's obsessions, finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Gatsby, a man who materialized from the ether of the internet to amass a fortune as volatile as the code it's built upon. In a world where the past is just a click away, Gatsby's mysteries are hidden behind firewalls rather than the facade of West Egg mansions. Enter Daisy Buchanan, an icon of curated perfection, whose pixel-perfect life on social media belies the void behind her eyes-a void not even her "old money" husband, Tom, can fill with his pharmaceutical empire. And then there's Jordan Baker, the influencer with a scandalous edge, whose every post is a high-stakes gamble. "GASTBY" is a narrative that unwinds the threads of desire and loneliness in the tapestry of the internet age, exploring what it means to truly see and be seen in an era where every moment is documented, and yet, authenticity is the rarest commodity. Dive into the neon-drenched pages of "GASTBY" where love is a meme, tragedy goes viral, and the truth is just a deepfake away. This is not just the story of one man's obsessive pursuit of a hollow dream, but a collective portrait of a society chasing after the ephemeral, the retweeted, and the liked, only to find that some voids can't be filled with clicks and views.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Xlibris Us
Date
19 February 2025
Pages
194
ISBN
9798369437551

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

In a world pulsing with digital heartbeats, where fortunes rise and fall with the click of a button, "GATSBY" emerges as a retelling of a timeless classic, now refracted through the prism of modernity. From the neon-lit excess of the dot-com boom to the shadowy corners of the cryptocurrency underworld, this is the tale of a new American Dream, shimmering with the mirage of digital connection. Nick Carraway, a cybersecurity analyst caught in the web of the twenty-first century's obsessions, finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Gatsby, a man who materialized from the ether of the internet to amass a fortune as volatile as the code it's built upon. In a world where the past is just a click away, Gatsby's mysteries are hidden behind firewalls rather than the facade of West Egg mansions. Enter Daisy Buchanan, an icon of curated perfection, whose pixel-perfect life on social media belies the void behind her eyes-a void not even her "old money" husband, Tom, can fill with his pharmaceutical empire. And then there's Jordan Baker, the influencer with a scandalous edge, whose every post is a high-stakes gamble. "GASTBY" is a narrative that unwinds the threads of desire and loneliness in the tapestry of the internet age, exploring what it means to truly see and be seen in an era where every moment is documented, and yet, authenticity is the rarest commodity. Dive into the neon-drenched pages of "GASTBY" where love is a meme, tragedy goes viral, and the truth is just a deepfake away. This is not just the story of one man's obsessive pursuit of a hollow dream, but a collective portrait of a society chasing after the ephemeral, the retweeted, and the liked, only to find that some voids can't be filled with clicks and views.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Xlibris Us
Date
19 February 2025
Pages
194
ISBN
9798369437551