Focuses on `Lolita,' by Vladimir Nabokov, and the share of troubles it has had over the years. The lack of United States distributor for Adrian Lyne's film version of the novel; Vintage's printing of the novel; Roger Angell's article of appreci...
The year before, when Nabokov’s son Dmitri announced at long last he had decided to publish the abandoned manuscript rather than following his father’s final order to burn it, the BBC announced that its release was “likely to be the literary event of 2009.” Instead, the book...
Released in 1955,Lolitais the most famous novel released by Russian-American author Vladimir Nabokov. The book follows a middle-aged English professor, who also serves as an unreliable narrator for the readers, as he obsesses over a 12 year-old named Dolores Haze. Over a stretch of time, th...
Weinman’s book neither diminishes nor enhances his. Reading hers should not affect the reading of his. While Weinman’s work informs the creative process, it does not change the response to Nabokov’s masterwork. The novel will be read for another 60 years. Perhaps read hers in one hand ...
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Please read this short bit about Nabokov from the New Yorker: ‘Butterflies have extraordinarily short life spans, and Nabokov seems particularly intrigued by this quality of ephemeral metamorphosis.As he considers the frailty of the natural world, Nabokov also delves into the brittle nature of memor...
3.The idea of right and wrong in Nabokov’sLolita. Start With a Great Introduction in the Essay About a Book Of course, choosing good books to write essays on is the main pillar of your success. The second one is an introduction. A great introduction in a book essay is a hook that ...
Maybe because I always wanted to be a writer myself – and here I am, writing – whenever I’ve really connected with a book, I’ve always wanted to know more. I’ve always been curious about the writer, the background, the process. I’ve mentioned Tintin lots of times in the ...
And while I don’t think “spoilers” are too much of an issue with fiction (except for whodunnits, which I have so far not managed to enjoy), do you really want to be told what to think of a book before you read it? But a really good introduction will never tell you that. If...
(The enhancements to my core technique The Three Questions, alone, justify getting this book.) If you want to create events that are far more responsive to participant wants and needs than the dominant unconference paradigm — Open Space— this is the book for you! Tags: event crowdsourcing...