Patrick O'Sullivan Greene's Blog
April 22, 2025
Launched - Gatsby: Death of an Irishman
Hi All,
Gatsby: Death of an Irishman is out!
The book is a fresh and compelling insight - I hope! - into the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the genesis of his most iconic character, Jay Gatsby.
Underpinning Fitzgerald’s brilliant but turbulent life was his complex, evolving and surprising relationship with his Irish identity.
From childhood shame at being ‘common’ to a patriotic immersion in Irish literature and revolutionary politics at Princeton. But the shame never went away, reinforced when the poor boy found he could not marry the rich girl. Fitzgerald tried to escape it, first through his imagination as a boy and self-invention as a young man, and then in his writing and self-destructive lifestyle.
The book was launched in Saint Paul, MN, birthplace of Fitzgerald, on 11 April, at the fabulous Celtic Junction Irish Centre, followed by a Gatsby-themed speakeasy night.
The Irish launch took place in Dublin at the magnificent Royal Irish Academy on 15 April.
The Great Gatsby; the story of American identity rather than the American Dream!
I hope that you enjoy!
Patrick
Gatsby: Death of an Irishman is out!
The book is a fresh and compelling insight - I hope! - into the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the genesis of his most iconic character, Jay Gatsby.
Underpinning Fitzgerald’s brilliant but turbulent life was his complex, evolving and surprising relationship with his Irish identity.
From childhood shame at being ‘common’ to a patriotic immersion in Irish literature and revolutionary politics at Princeton. But the shame never went away, reinforced when the poor boy found he could not marry the rich girl. Fitzgerald tried to escape it, first through his imagination as a boy and self-invention as a young man, and then in his writing and self-destructive lifestyle.
The book was launched in Saint Paul, MN, birthplace of Fitzgerald, on 11 April, at the fabulous Celtic Junction Irish Centre, followed by a Gatsby-themed speakeasy night.
The Irish launch took place in Dublin at the magnificent Royal Irish Academy on 15 April.
The Great Gatsby; the story of American identity rather than the American Dream!
I hope that you enjoy!
Patrick
