It takes many forms including hubris, vainglory and narcissism. Pride has given us some of the most mesmerising characters in literature. Who can you think of?
Guests Wheeler Centre Director, Michael Williams; former Vogue magazine editor and author Kirstie Clements; writer and host of The Monthly Book online, Ramona Koval; and lawyer, producer and performer, Steve Vizard, join Jennifer Byrne to discuss the inspiration of great literature: the sin of pride tonight (July 29) on ABC TVs The Book Show special at 10pm. For this topic our Classics Book Club talked about Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Dr Zhivago by Boris Pasternak.