The History of Literature

699 Gatsby's Daisy (with Rachel Feder) | My Last Book with Francesca Peacock

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby might be one hundred years old, but it's still incredibly relevant: one list-of-lists site ranks it as the number-one book of all time. In this episode, Jacke talks to author Rachel Feder about this classic tale of reinvention - and the reinventing she did for her book Daisy, which retells the Gatsby story from the perspective of a messy, ambitious, and possibly devious 1990s teen poet. PLUS Francesca Peacock (Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read.

Additional listening:

  • 583 Margaret Cavendish (with Francesca Peacock)
  • 281 The Great Gatsby
  • Gatsby Turns 100 (with James West)

    • The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com.

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