The Secret History: Dark Academia, Greek Myth, and Murder
3/24/20261 hr 23 min
How does Donna Tartt combine gothic academia and greek mythology in her captivating debut novel? What do the characters tell us about the dark side of human nature? And, did her own university experience influence the story?
Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett discuss all this and more in this week's episode on The Secret History by Donna Tartt.
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First 90 secondsTabitha Syrett· Host0:01
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:04
Now, Tabby, as you know, there are some books that you read once, but there are others you especially return to again and again. And those second kind of books, the ones you go back to, they really deserve to last, don't they?
Tabitha Syrett· Host0:16
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Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:27
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Tabitha Syrett· Host0:37
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Speaker 21:09
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