Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
Deborah Moggach discusses her novel Tulip Fever, a story about art, love and greed in 17th-century Holland, with James Naughtie and a group of readers.
Deborah Moggach talks about her bestselling novel Tulip Fever, a story of love, greed and betrayal in 17th Century Amsterdam.
Artist Jan van Loos falls for his married subject Sophia during 'tulipomania'. Prices for the recently introduced flower reached extraordinarily high levels - one bulb could fetch thousands of pounds - and then suddenly collapsed.
James Naughtie and a group of invited readers discuss the story and its resonance with 21st century boom and bust economies, as well as the paintings that inspired Deborah to write the novel.
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Producer : Dymphna Flynn.
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Jim Naughtie writes about Tulip Fever on the Radio 4 blog.
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"They also gambled on tulip futures."
Duration: 01:44
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | James Naughtie |
| Interviewed Guest | Deborah Moggach |
Broadcasts
- Sun 4 Aug 2013 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Thu 8 Aug 2013 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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