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Date: 01/22/2025
Introduction
Nghi Vo's The Chosen and the Beautiful is an internationally bestselling adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Jordan, a queer Vietnamese women, navigates the world of 1920s high society. Through this new perspective, it transforms the classis novel into a fantasy tale with feminist features. Jordan's observations reveal underlying insecurities and desires of those around her, and challenges traditional norms of feminimity and sexuality.