EPISODE · Oct 26, 2022 · 50 MIN
Short Stories of Tennessee Williams
from Prosecco N Prose | A Book Club · host Wendy & Amy
Send us Fan MailWendy and Amy discuss two short stories by one of the great American playwrights, Tennessee Williams - "The Vengeance of Nitocris" and "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," and try a Peach Bellini Jello Shot. With one story loose historical fiction and the other possibly based on personal history/experience, they look at elements of Southern Gothic lit and themes of death and mad women. Pop a cork to historical retellings, mythical and personal! Today's Prosecco Jello Shot: www.sweetrecipes.com or from @bakerpeabody on Instagram.This Season’s Books1) First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Authors2) The Best American Short Stories of the Century edited by John UpdikeToday's Short Stories by Tennesee WilliamsSummer course that inspired this Season's Episodes - The Great Courses Course: Great American Short Stories | A Guide for Readers and Writers featuring Professor Jennifer Cognard-Black Ph.D.
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Send us Fan Mail Wendy and Amy discuss two short stories by one of the great American playwrights, Tennessee Williams - "The Vengeance of Nitocris" and "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin," and try a Peach Bellini Jello Shot. With one story loose historical fiction and the other possibly based on personal history/experience, they look at elements of Southern Gothic lit and themes of death and mad women. Pop a cork to historical retellings, mythical and personal! Today's...
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