Some novels make the history of literature and, at the same time, become the symbol of an entire era. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a jewel of modern American literature. Published in 1925, the novel captures a fascinating snapshot of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties, a period of unprecedented opulence and self-indulgence. The lively New York, the sumptuous homes of Long Island and the glittering parties of high society are the backdrop to the story of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire, who will stop at nothing to win back the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. Dazzling Gatsby-era New York, whose glittering Art Deco skyscrapers rise against the blue evening sky, inspired the design of the Great Characters Homage to The Great Gatsby Special Edition. Created in homage to one of the first writing instruments of the Art Deco era, the surface of the body, created using a special technique, recalls the tall facades of the skyscrapers of the booming city, illuminated at night. Without frills, but with a green light that shines like that of Daisy's house dock in The Great Gatsby, the fluorescent Montblanc emblem at the top of the cap captures and stores light during the day, then glows in the dark. The apparent power of money is represented in this edition by a platinum-finish clip in the shape of a money clip. The rounded opening is decorated with Jay Gatsby's initials in a rhomboid monogram version in gold finish in Art Deco style. The myth of the American dream and the elegant design of the flasks of the Art Deco period are recalled by the cone that imitates the engraved cap of a flask and the refined rings that surround it, in the colors of the American flag. The essence of the American dream realized is revealed when you remove the cap and reveal the hand-crafted Au 585 rhodium-plated solid gold nib, decorated with the image of Jay Gatsby's luxury car, described by Scott Fitzgerald as "deep cream, gleaming with chrome [...] and covered by a maze of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns."
