Ahlin: Jay Gatsby's grand saga still resonates with us Never - not in my entire life - have I used the word "orgiastic" in a sentence. Not written. Not spoken. Returning to "The Great Gatsby" (the novel) after seeing its latest movie version by director Baz Luhrmann, however, the word jumped out at me from the text of the last page.
June 23, 2013 - The Fargo Forum
Stefan Zweig in The Age Stefan Zweig wrote: "All the sickly, unclean fantasies of hate that had been conceived in many orgiastic nights found raging expression in bright daylight."