Saturday, January 11, 2014

Flappers, Gatsby, & the Lingua Franca of Youthful Rebellion

Work in Progress: The Latest from the Front Lines of Literature
Flappers, Gatsby, & the Lingua Franca of Youthful Rebellion
Judith Mackrell
Baz Luhrmann's screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby turned out to be an anathema to most devotees of the 1925 novel, a hyperactive, candy-coloured spectacle that violated the delicate texture of F. Scott Fitzgerald's prose. Yet whatever quarrels I personally had with the movie's style, I found myself hooked by Luhrmann's attempt to re-invent the period's Jazz Age energy through a hip hop-driven score.

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"I Think I'm Actually a Frustrated Spy"
Louise Doughty
Author Interview
Louise Doughty's seventh novel, Apple Tree Yard, is about a woman who makes one rash choice that ends up putting her on trial at the Old Bailey for the most serious of crimes. But what is that choice, and what's the (real) place on the map in central London called 'Apple Tree Yard' got to do with it? Part-psychological thriller, part-personal morality tale and part-courtroom drama, Apple Tree Yard really will have you hooked from the very first page.

The author recently spoke with the editor of the UK edition of her book, Sarah Savitt at Faber. This interview originally appeared on The Thought Fox.

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