Poured Over: Min Jin Lee on The Great Gatsby

Miwa Messer

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The Great Gatsby: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Love it or hate it (and there really seems to be no middle ground), The Great Gatsby still speaks volumes about us, our society, and the American Dream. Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires, has a written an introduction for this classic novel, and she joins us on the show to talk about Fitzgerald’s characters, what the novel means to her, and more. Featured books The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, with an introduction by Min Jin Lee and Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee. Produced/hosted by Miwa Messer, sound mix by Emily Hiott.

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