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The Chosen and the Beautiful

Nghi Vo has utterly transformed The Great Gatsby by highlighting one of Fitzgerald’s core characters that was the least heard: Jordan Baker.

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Review of ‘The Chosen and the Beautiful’

Adapting classic works of literature is always challenging, not least because the adapting author must decide how much novelty is appropriate. Too much and fans will shun it out of pique; too little and they’ll shun it out of disinterest. This dilemma is only heightened when the book in question is as widely read as…

Interview with Nghi Vo

Nghi Vo takes The Great Gatsby on a dizzying, magical joyride in her new historical fantasy, The Chosen and the Beautiful.


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