00:01 Welcome to Media Mayhem.
00:10 Introducing Stewart O’Nan, Author of West of Sunset.
01:10 The research that went into the book.
04:05 The struggles of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
06:55 The idea of “genius neglected.”
08:30 The burden of being a writer in Los Angeles.
10:55 Where Fitzgerald chose to reside in Los Angeles.
14:30 Fitzgerald’s relationship with Sheila Graham.
16:45 Did Hemingway and Fitzgerald ever meet?
21:55 Scottie and Zelda, the women of the Fitzgerald family.
24:55 Did Fitzgerald really meet with notable figures like Humphrey Bogart.
27:00 Fitzgerald’s substance abuse and fading out of the spotlight.
31:15 O’Nan’s writing style.
34:40 Excerpt from West of Sunset.
35:35 How did Fitzgerald view other writers?
38:45 How O’Nan got a historical perspective to write West of Sunset.
40:20 Thank you and goodbye.
Stewart O’Nan’s award-winning fiction includes Snow Angels, A Prayer for the Dying, Last Night at the Lobster, and Emily, Alone. Granta named him one of America’s Best Young Novelists. He lives in Pittsburgh.
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