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... of virtual TBR books in there.
'Can't go wrong with Nabokov. From the voluminous library of nzurisana, I've chosen The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov.
I would recommend The White Tiger, a Booker prize winner. ... is unlikely to be forgotten. And you might want to explain why he would be, since it seems so unlikely...
Similarly Nabakov's Lolita, while not necessarily 'great' is certainly a good novel, and inspired a great movie by Stanley Kubrick. Perhaps you think Kubrik will also be ... ... is unlikely to be forgotten. And you might want to explain why he would be, since it seems so unlikely...
Similarly Nabakov's Lolita, while not necessarily 'great' is certainly a good novel, and inspired a great movie by Stanley Kubrik. Perhaps you think Kubrik will also be forgotten, ... The Geekfense by Vladimir Nabokov Geek, Memory! by Vladimir Nabokov LOLgeeka by Vladimir Nabokov ... Greene, Algernon Blackwood, I.B. Singer. Even Dickens and Thomas Mann have some excellent shorter pieces. Better yet - The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov.
Stories are a nice risk-free (in terms of time spent) way of finding an author you like. two other unreliable narrators can be found in Pale Fire byNabokov and in Petersburg by Andrei Bely. Is it Kinbote or Botkin and where exactly does Senator Ableukov live? ... dropping bombs on Spanish civilians. But no, let's read about some dithering aristocrat in the tomes of Henry James or Vladimir Nabokov ;)
With the right-wing having gone officially insane and crossed the threshold of Stupid, it might be time to come armed with literary baseball bats. Re ... ... cool so far.
Book Started: Heart of Darkness
Category: Eastern European Authors
Nationality: Polish
OK, as with Nabakov, Conrad is Eastern European by birth but became famous for writing in a language other than his mother tongue. Well, whatcha gonna do? I actually had read this ... ... Screw confused the hell out of me. Good enough for a reread.
I see HJ's influence in everyone from Graham Greene, Nabokov, and Proust
Re: POAL, it is fascinating to read about wealthy descendants of rich bankers, especially in our current economic situation. Many were robber ... ... RPG space fantasy is intellectual comfort food. Once I become liquid again, I'll tear into some Alexander Theroux and Nabokov
Right now the times aren't conducive to intellectual challenge. On the other hand, I'm working hard to churn out new book reviews and critical essays on my blog. ... ... Library stable. I have about 10 chapters left of Portrait of a Lady and will finish it in time. James is up there with Vladimir Nabokov and Proust for characterization and scene-setting. He truly can see the shadings of the butterfly wings. Speak, Memory, by Nabokov. (Original, and much better title, Conclusive Evidence.)
Nabokov is the master of language, and of insight. The pacing is impeccable, and each chapter takes us to extraordinary and unexpected places.
I never wanted it to end. My favorite title is also my favorite book, Nabokov's Conclusive Evidence, though he eventually changed it to Speak, Memory.
The original title referred to conclusive evidence of his having existed. ... By the Ears by Ann Rinaldi
8. The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland
9. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
10. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
do plays count? because then I would take out Austenland and Wolf By the Ears and put in 'All's ... ... band was The Beatles
Also, likable characters are overrated. What differentiates a hack like Stephanie Meyer from Nabokov and Dostoyevsky is that Nabokov can create compelling stories with disreputable characters -- like Humbert Humbert in Lolita and Dostoyevsky's Raskolnikov in Cr ... ... disturbing story of an Indian servant turned entrepeneur. It won the Booker in 2008.
Wow, Stephanie Meyers and Vladimir Nabakov all in the same thread. A diverse crowd, these LTers.... Referring all the way back to post #1, I would definitely recommend The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov. Besides being more accessible than some of the novels (which aren't really that difficult anyway), they run the gamut of his career from Young Emigre to Grand Master. So many of the stories are ... ... unclear. There are the books I have acquired since the fire, many used or paperback duplicates: several Dostoevsky and Nabakov, Pat Barker novels, The Whisperers by Orlando Figes, short story collections, including Referred Pain and Tennessee Williams collected, and quite a few ... ... Master. Plus nothing personifies literary snobbishness than the works of Henry James. Am I right? (Probably tied with Nabokov and Waugh in that matter.)
Where to start? What novels to avoid? (At least as a beginner.) Any suggestions? ... 80's
184. Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges, 1970
185. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing, 1970
186. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, 1970, 2009
187. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, 1969
188. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, 1969
189. *The Collector by J ... I have to read some of his short stories, along with Faulkner and Nabokov. Good stuff all round. ...
Pullman also has an elegant style. It shows he's a writer who really loves the language. Not as highly polished as a Nabokov or a Pynchon, but up there. He stands out in a crowd.
The best writer can weave plot, character, and writing style into a seamless whole. Waugh did that ... ... Night Shyamalan. "The trees are attacking!" ;)
"Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster" is a great short story by Nabokov. More Intelligent Life (what a snobtastic name!) on the chance meeting that never happened between Solzenitsyn and Nabokov
http://moreintelligentlife.com/story/when-solzhenitsyn-nabokov I enjoyed the couple of short stories I read by Nabokov. The one about the conjoined twins was especially fun.
Besides "A Rose for Emily," has anyone read any other short stories by Faulkner? I've read Wild Palms, As I Lay Dying (even though I felt lost half the time), and Sanctuary ( ... ... and Adam Godley. Featuring poetry and prose by Friedrich Holderlin, Edmund Blunden, Longfellow, Dickens, Kafka, Nabokov and Nobel Prize-winning Bosnian writer Ivo Andric. The music includes works by Stravinsky, Leo Ferre, Handel, Kodaly, Finzi and Gubaidulina. I finished Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov last Thursday. I can’t fathom how Nabokov could write so beautifully in English when it wasn’t his first language. There’s no chance I’ll ever even come close to speaking or writing so well in English and it’s my first language! The story itself ... ... for me to purchase so many of his books at once.
From the bookstore at the University where I work:
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton (not specifically because I had a bad day, although perhaps philosophy could have helped me if I'd ... Overlooked so far, I think: roald dahl, vladimir nabakov, paul bowles, dylan thomas and robert louis stevenson. I'd suggest alasdair gray and steven millhauser. ... religious people might be offended because it contained a description of an abortion performed on a victim of incest? Or Nabokov's ,Lolita been destroyed because it dealt with a man obsessed with sex with young girls? The list of controversial books that were still published at the ... ... right now, and I intend to read some of these in the next few months (Don Quixote, Crime and Punishment, Maupassant, Nabakov). I was wondering how much difference a translation makes. Has a bad translation ever "ruined" a good book for you? Today I got The Phantom of the Opera, The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov, Soul Mountain, The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors, and Mudbound. Gotta love Half Price Books. I actually paused reading The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov to read a book loaned to me called Forever Peace; an interesting and somewhat depressing (thus far) sci-fi piece. ... me, it read like Anne Rice in her prime.
Now I am going away from convention and reading a collection of short stories: The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov. As I mentioned on another thread, try reading Nabokov's story "Signs and Symbols" without misting up. I thought it was heart-wrenching even before I became a parent. ... elist
Cynthia Ozick Quarrel & Quandary
Writers at Work a collection ed. by Malcolm Cowley
Strong Opinions Vladimir Nabokov
One Writer's Beginnings Eudora Welty
The Facts: A Novelists autobiography Philip Roth
You might also read biographies of writers ... I read parts of them to cleanse me, keep me on track... They become comfort food for the head, I guess.
Mine are:
The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov, Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein, The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, and Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. misery by (stephen king)
emma by (jane austen)
lolita by (vladimir Nobokov)
america by (franz kafka)
peeps by (scott westerfeld) FYI y'all -- "Spring in Fialta" is in fact listed in The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov p.413. Haven't read it...yet. i found it. it's "Bird of Paradise" and it is unpublished... or probably a story from The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
someone could check it out because i don't have "the stories.." ... of Jorge Luis Borges - Labyrinths might qualify as a life-changing book for me. As for other fiction, I'd nominate Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire.
As for non-fiction - Peter Matthiessen's Snow Leopard and In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse, and Nabokov's Speak Memory are some of ... ... which surprised me.
9. marriage (fiction): Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen.
10: sex (fiction): Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Top book overall is the subtly titled The Guide to Getting It On! by Paul Joannides.
11. loneliness: a tie: Carson McCullers' The Heart is Lonely ... ... yet to read White Guard, but am really looking forward to it. Bulgakov is one of my favourite Russian authors, along with Nabokov and Dostoyevsky. ... and Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years and Stacy Schiff's Vera very much. I found it added to my enjoyment of Nabokov's work. To understand his life (as much as one can understand another's) is essential for him.
The same seems to go for Virginia Woolf's work, although I've ... ... her), but I'm guessing mine is probably the most common reaction to this book. A friend tells me that I might enjoy other Nabokov titles more. We'll see.
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