NPR’s Studio 360 sponsored a “literary cocktail” contest. We share here some of the highlights.
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Tag Archives: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lit Titles as Cocktails (“The Wasteland”)
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Age of Innocence, Bonfire of the Vanities, Cat's Cradle, Dougas Adams, Edith Wharton, Grapes of Wrath, Great Gatsby, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut, My Antonia, Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom Wolfe, Willa Cather Comments closed
The Rich Are Different from You and Me
Fitzgerald’s insights into the rich help us understand Mitt Romney (and John F. Kennedy also).
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged John F. Kennedy, Mitt Romney, politics, Rich Boy, Wealth Comments closed
Gatsby in Iran: A Dream Betrayed
The Iranian authorities allowed Nafisi to teach “The Great Gatsby” because they regarded it as an expose of American materialism and decadence. And certainly it has that dimension. But Nafisi focused more on how the work explores the betrayal of dreams. Both countries have experience with that betrayal.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Azar Nafisi, Great Gatsby, Reading Lolita in Tehran, tyranny Comments closed