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John Scalzi
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Also worth noting that The Great Gatsby was only a modest success when it was published, it only became the cultural behemoth it is today during WWII, when the novel was licensed for a "books for soldiers" scheme via the US government. F. Scott Fitzgerald was long gone by that time.

NullHedge BongFella@nullhedge.bsky.social

Yeah, the list of 1920s bestsellers is wild. Yes, there is The Great Gatsby....and dozens of books I had never ever heard of.

Chad Grayson
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not the 1920s but wasn't Moby Dick also a giant flop that wasn't discovered until 50 years after Melville's death?

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