The Great Gatsby First Edition: Sold for $200,000 at Cannes Dinner at amfAR
By
Shantanu Parmar
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Saturday,
17 July 2021, 09:33 EDT
We
have all heard about the book called as The Great Gatsby. It is a legendary
novel by a legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It seems that recently the
first edition of the book was sold at the Cannes Dinner auction for a whopping
$200,000. So, how did this come to happen?
Well,
the entire event happened at the Cannes Dinner. This event marks the end of the
Cannes film festival. It is filled with dinner where rich people sit and
bidding happens after a fashion show. This
is where they bid on things such as dresses made by amazing designers such as
Versace, Balenciaga and Givenchy. In the previous auction which coulnd not take
place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number were not that good and hence the
pressure was felt this time to make sure that this was a successful event.
Before
we move to the deal that we are talking about, let us find out about why the
importance of Cannes amfAR dinner has been falling. This is because of a
scandal that had allegedly taken place. The previous chairman was accused was
said to have funnelled about $600,000 to one Mr. Harvey Weinstein.
The
theme of the night was The Great Gatsby. Hence to keep in light with the theme
Sharon Stone sought to auction off the first edition of the book. But, this was
not any first edition. It was the first edition which was signed by two of the
protagonists of the movie adaptation. Yes, you heard that right, it was signed
by Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert Redford.
Not
only this, it also came with some perks of itself. It featured the cufflinks
that these two men had worn. Moreover, it also featured a lunch with Ms. Stone
at the gala.