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Speak Memory
- An Autobiography Revisited
- De: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 9 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 486
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 413
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 413
Speak, Memory, first published in 1951 as Conclusive Evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, is an elegant and rich evocation of Nabokov’s life and times, even as it offers incisive insights into his major works, including Lolita, Pnin, Despair, The Gift, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, and The Luhzin Defense.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Speak, Mnemosyne!
- De Darwin8u en 08-09-12
- Speak Memory
- An Autobiography Revisited
- De: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
Not my favorite memoir
Revisado: 06-05-23
It does get better after listing his ancestry in chapter three. He is a poet and relies on giving the impression of the moment. For instance, he will mention a dead horsefly, which adds nothing. At times, his description are verbose and while he gives a distinct impression, it lacks the importance of Night (the Holocaust) or Black Boy. It’s not bad, but wouldn’t make my top ten best memoirs. The reader, though, is good
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