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Books and Authors

Open Book: Louise Erdrich; F Scott Fitzgerald

Books and Authors

BBC

Society & Culture, Books

4.2824 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2013

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Mariella Frostrup talk to Native American writer Louise Erdrich about her National Book Award winning book The Round House and looks at the work -and life - of F Scott Fitzgerald.

Transcript

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0:45.2

Hello on today's program, Louise Erdrick takes us deep into Native America with her national book award-winning novel, The Roundhouse.

0:52.8

We celebrate the achievements of independent bookshops

0:55.7

with the nominees and the winner of this year's independent bookseller award.

1:00.3

And behind the hype, the novel.

1:02.5

The latest adaptation of The Great Gatsby

1:04.8

is filling cinema screens across the UK this weekend.

1:09.8

Is all this made entirely from your own imagination?

1:14.2

No.

1:16.5

See, you were there all along.

1:19.8

Every idea.

1:22.3

Every decision.

1:24.8

Of course, if anything is not your liking, I'll change it.

1:31.0

It's perfect.

1:33.5

From your perfect, irresistible imagination.

1:39.3

Carrie Mulligan is Daisy Buchanan and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby star in the film. But what about the

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