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Interview Details
Title & Link
Teddy Wayne on ‘The Winner,’ Film Adaptation, Problems Facing Men Now
Publish Date
May 28, 2024
Interviewees
Teddy Wayne
Interviewers
Mike Kim
Publisher
ESQUIRE
Topics
Adapting novels for the big screen
Crisis of masculinity
Differences between haves and have-nots in America
Film adaptation
Impact of the pandemic on fiction
Myth of meritocracy
Problems facing men now
Role of sex in fiction
Sex scenes in literature
Tennis and ambition
The Winner
Wealth and social classes
Young men's mental health
People Mentioned
Clarence Thomas
Conor O’Toole
Ernest Hemingway
Harlan Crow
Mike Kim
Paul Fussell
Tom Ripley
Travis Bickle
Works Mentioned
Class
Kennedys
The Winner
Places Mentioned
Brooklyn
Cutter’s Neck
Massachusetts
New York
Yonkers
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