Book summaryMichael Wood's study of Nabokov's major works in English. He examines the novels "The Real Life of Sebastian Knight", "Lolita", "Ada", "Bend Sinister", "Pale Fire", and "Pnin", as well as some stories. Wood is attuned both to their use of language, wit and wordplay and to their depiction of human suffering. Wood also looks at Nabokov's translation of "Eugene Onegin", and offers an impressive reading of his memoir "Speak Memory". Media reviews"These appreciations of Nabokov will resonate deeply for those initiated into his mysteries." |
THE MAGICIAN'S DOUBTS Nabokov and the Risks of Fictionby Wood, Michaelunc proof
Book desription: Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995. unc proof An uncorrected proof copy in plain gray wrappers. Fine.
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