F for Fake

EPISODE · Apr 30, 2015 · 13 MIN

F for Fake

from The Essay · host BBC Radio 3

Five essays by five enthusiasts that follow the rise and fall of controversial Renaissance man, Orson Welles. Gatsby expert, Sarah Churchwell on Welles's talent for self-mythologizing and how he compares with fiction's great dissembler, Jay Gatsby.Produced by Gemma Jenkins.

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