Webb25 feb. 2024 · Michael Farris Smith, a former finalist for the Southern Book Prize, seized this opportunity and released Nick, his prequel to The Great Gatsby, on January 3rd. … WebbNick is a 2024 novel by American writer Michael Farris Smith. It is his sixth novel and was published on January 5, 2024 by Little, Brown and Company . [1] It is a prequel to F. …
Nick: An Ambitious if Uneven Backstory for Gatsby’s Narrator
Webb29 jan. 2024 · Smith’s prequel Nick shows Carraway before he enters Gatsby’s world, moving through rat-infested trenches during the war. ... Carraway, thanks to Michael Farris Smith, ... WebbIt is a brave and ambitious project to write the backstory of Nick Carraway, the narrator of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American classic, The Great Gatsby, but that is what Michael Farris Smith does in his sixth novel, Nick.One of Smith’s most compelling insights is that many of the high-flying men partying through the Roaring ’20s, as depicted in Fitzgerald’s … sharon tedesco obituary cincinnati
Book Marks reviews of Nick by Michael Farris Smith
Webb5 jan. 2024 · Novelist Michael Farris Smith didn't really get The Great Gatsby when he first read it in high school. But when he read the novel again years later, he found … WebbWatch author Michael Farris Smith read from his new novel, NICK, which pulls Nick Carraway out of the shadows and into the spotlight in this masterful look i... WebbMichael Farris Smith. Little, Brown, $27 (304p) ISBN 978-0-316-52976-1 Smith ( Blackwood ) offers an evocative if underwhelming origin story for Great Gatsby narrator Nick Carraway. sharon tedford