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Maria Callas, Genius and Fame in Diva by Daisy Goodwin

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Join me as I chat with Daisy Goodwin, author of Diva listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

View the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dYCDxSyXwAU

Highlights include:

Why Daisy chose to write a novel about Maria Callas, the great opera singer

The nature of the female genius

What's a diva?

Writing about a real person; getting into their head

Maria Callas's difficult relationship with her mother

Maria and her relationship with Aristotle Onassis

Daisy Goodwin's favorite opera

The theme of Diva

Reading from Diva

Challenges of writing a novel that are different from…

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