“One the second reading, in my late twenties, I began to notice things in Nick Carraway, the story’s narrator, that I found in myself. When asked: Why did I write the back story for Nick? For most, this would mean that we soon lose interest in him and focus more on the main characters in the narrative, but the mystery surrounding Nick Carraway is exactly what attracted Michael to him. Other than that we learn very little about such a pivotal character. In fact, all we actually do know about this young man is that he is originally from Minnesota, was educated at Yale and fought in World War I. He was fascinated not with Jay Gatbsy or Daisy Buchanan but with Nick Carraway, a character we know very little about. It wasn’t until he picked it up for the 3 rd time that it left an impression on him, and perhaps not in the same why it does for others. This is what has happened to Michael.ĭuring a recent interview he actually mentions that the first time he picked a copy of The Great Gatsby up he actually couldn’t see why everyone was raving about it. Like many wonderful classics, The Great Gatsby, has not always been well received by all, but for some it has left its mark.
2021 saw the end of the copyright on The Great Gatsby, an iconic twentieth century American novel which was first published in 1925.
However, until this year he was unable to publish such a work. Michael Farris Smith who is a critically acclaimed novelist in his own right and probably best known for his debut novel, The Hands of Strangers, has been working on this project for some time now. This isn’t a long lost story by the well-known writer however, but a prequel written by an author fascinated with the character. Nick Carraway for anyone that has not read and or the movie is the narrator of The Great Gatsby by F.
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