Getting Shakespearean with the Story of Edgar Sawtelle

This week on Getting Literate, Katie and Julia tackle The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, a modern retelling of Julia’s favourite Shakespearean Tragedy, Hamlet. The gals discuss Hamlet, names, and dog breeding. Julia gushes about the parallels between the novel and the original play, and Katie makes it clear that she doesn't respect Shakespeare's place in the Western canon. PLUS: Dog POVs, unforgotten pirates, and unsurprisingly, tons of Ophelia.

The Vulture interview with David Wrobleski can be found here: https://www.vulture.com/2008/06/author_david_wroblewski_on_the.html

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This week's book was The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewsky. More info at https://www.davidwroblewski.com/

Intro and outro music by Julia M.

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