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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has dazzled readers for nearly a century. This year, 96 years after publication, The Great Gatsby has entered the public domain.

This hour, we talk with Gatsby expert Maureen Corrigan about the novel’s legacy.

The Great Gatsby entering the public domain has opened a world of possibilities for adaptations and retellings. Author Nghi Vo’s novel The Chosen and the Beautiful, puts a unique spin on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s roaring 20s classic by reimagining the Gatsby story from the perspective of Jordan Baker, who she writes as a queer Vietnamese-American adoptee. We talk with Vo about the book.

We want to hear from you: Are you a Gatsby fan?

GUESTS:
Maureen Corrigan - Book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air and English professor at Georgetown Universtity; she’s the author of So We Read On: So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures
Nghi Vo - Author of The Chosen and The Beautiful

F. Scott Fitzgerald&rsquo;s&nbsp;The Great Gatsby&nbsp;has dazzled readers for nearly a century. This year, 96 years after publication,&nbsp;The Great Gatsby&nbsp;has entered the public domain. This hour, we talk with&nbsp;Gatsby&nbsp;expert Maureen Corrigan about the novel&rsquo;s legacy.
The Great Gatsby&nbsp;entering the public domain has opened a world of possibilities for adaptations and retellings. Author Nghi Vo&rsquo;s novel&nbsp;The Chosen and the Beautiful, puts a unique spin on F. Scott Fitzgerald&rsquo;s roaring 20s classic by reimagining the Gatsby story from the perspective of Jordan Baker, who she writes as a queer Vietnamese-American adoptee. We talk with Vo about the book.
We want to hear from you: Are you a&nbsp;Gatsby&nbsp;fan? GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Maureen Corrigan -&nbsp;Book critic for NPR&rsquo;s Fresh Air and English professor at Georgetown Universtity; she&rsquo;s the author of&nbsp;So We Read On: So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures</li>
<li>Nghi Vo -&nbsp;Author of&nbsp;The Chosen and The Beautiful</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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