This year marks 100 years since F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby was first published. And it turns out that it took a while for the novel to catch on in the United States, where it is now considered a classic.

This hour, we revisit the novel and its cultural impact.

GUESTS: 
Rob Kyff: Teacher and author of Gatsby’s Secrets. He also writes a nationally syndicated column on language
Maureen Corrigan: Book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, and a Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is the author of So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came To Be and Why It Endures
Sara Chase: Actress who created the role of Myrtle Wilson in the Broadway production of The Great Gatsby 

This year marks 100 years since F. Scott Fitzgerald&rsquo;s novel&nbsp;The Great Gatsby&nbsp;was first published. And it turns out that it took a while for the novel to catch on in the United States, where it is now considered a classic.
This hour, we revisit the novel and its cultural impact.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Rob Kyff:&nbsp;Teacher and author of&nbsp;Gatsby&rsquo;s Secrets. He also writes a nationally syndicated column on language</li>
<li>Maureen Corrigan:&nbsp;Book critic for NPR's&nbsp;Fresh Air, and a Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is the author of&nbsp;So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came To Be and Why It Endures</li>
<li>Sara Chase:&nbsp;Actress who created the role of Myrtle Wilson in the Broadway production of&nbsp;The Great Gatsby&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/about">The Colin McEnroe Show</a> is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/tags/the-nose">The Nose</a> for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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