Panel Discussion on American Novels

Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures, and Andrew Levy, author of Huck Finn’s Americread more

Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures, and Andrew Levy, author of Huck Finn’s America: Mark Twain and the Era That Shaped His Masterpiece, talked about the creation of two classic American Novels.

“How Two Great American Novels Were Created” took place at the third annual San Antonio Book Festival, held on April 11, 2015, and was filmed in the auditorium of the San Antonio Central Library. close

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Panel Discussion on American Novels

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Program ID:
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Category:
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Forum
Location:
San Antonio, Texas, United States
First Aired:
May 02, 2015 | 2:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
May 31, 2015 | 4:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • May 02, 2015 | 2:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 03, 2015 | 1:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 31, 2015 | 4:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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