The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and Other Stories

This dazzling novella by the author of *The Great Gatsby* is a sharp and fantastical satire of wealth, privilege, and the American Dream. The story follows John T. Unger, a young man from the Midwest who is invited to spend the summer at his classmate’s extraordinarily secluded family estate—home to a diamond so vast it defies belief. As John is drawn deeper into a world of unimaginable luxury and dangerous secrecy, Fitzgerald explores the seduction and corruption of extreme wealth, the illusion of permanence, and the moral cost of excess. Blending romance, irony, and social critique, this Jazz Age tale will appeal to readers who enjoy Fitzgerald’s wit and his piercing insight into ambition and desire.