Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory: Bookmarked by Sven Birkerts (English) Paperbac

Description: Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory: Bookmarked by Sven Birkerts One of the most acclaimed authors on the meaning of reading and writing takes on Nabokovs classic memoir. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Vladimir Nabokovs Speak, Memoryis one of the most critically acclaimed memoirs of the twentieth century. In this classic account of his life, Nabokov writes about his idyllic Russian childhood in a aristocratic family, the 1917 Bolshevik revolution that led to his exile from Russia, and the path that would eventually lead him to live in the United States. In the latest volume in Igs acclaimed Bookmarked series, celebrated author and critic Sven Birkerts writes about how Speak, Memory not only intersects with various central life-concerns (exile, serendipity and coincidence, childhood, literary redemption), but is also vital to understanding the workings of memory in literature. Author Biography Sven Birkerts has been editor of AGNI since July 2002. His most recent books are Changing the Subject: Art and Attention in the Internet Age(Graywolf Press, 2015), The Other Walk (Graywolf Press, 2011), Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again (Graywolf Press, 2008), and Reading Life: Books for the Ages (Graywolf Press, 2007). He has received grants from the Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Foundation and the Guggenheim Foundation. He was winner of the Citation for Excellence in Reviewing from the National Book Critics Circle in 1985 and the Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award from PEN for the best book of essays in 1990. Birkerts has reviewed regularly for The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Mirabella, Parnassus, The Yale Review, and other publications. He has taught writing at Harvard University, Emerson College, and Amherst and has most recently been Briggs-Copeland lecturer in nonfiction at Harvard. He was the director of the Bennington Writing Seminars from 2007-2017 and has been a member of the core faculty since its founding in 1994. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children. Long Description Vladimir Nabokovs Speak, Memoryis one of the most critically acclaimed memoirs of the twentieth century. In this classic account of his life, Nabokov writes about his idyllic Russian childhood in a aristocratic family, the 1917 Bolshevik revolution that led to his exile from Russia, and the path that would eventually lead him to live in the United States. In the latest volume in Igs acclaimed Bookmarked series, celebrated author and critic Sven Birkerts writes about how Speak, Memory not only intersects with various central life-concerns (exile, serendipity and coincidence, childhood, literary redemption), but is also vital to understanding the workings of memory in literature. Description for Sales People The Bookmarked series has gotten a large boost due to the success of Steve Almonds volume on Stoner, and we expect that this volume--in conjunction with Bernice McFaddens volume on The Color Purple--will continue to raise the profile of the series. Sven Birkerts is an extremely well-regarded critic on the meaning of reading and writing in the modern age, so there should be great interest in his volume on Nabokov. Speak, Memory is considered by many to be one of the finest and most important memoirs of the twentieth century. Details ISBN1632461072 Author Sven Birkerts Short Title Vladimir Nabokovs Speak, Memory Pages 176 Publisher Ig Publishing Language English ISBN-10 1632461072 ISBN-13 9781632461070 Format Paperback Subtitle Bookmarked Year 2021 Imprint Ig Publishing Place of Publication Brooklyn Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2021-01-26 US Release Date 2021-01-26 UK Release Date 2021-01-26 Series Bookmarked Publication Date 2021-01-26 DEWEY 813.54 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-03-14 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137994226;

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