Comments on: Classic Word Spaces (5): Vladimir Nabokov

By: Woodworking Project Plans

Woodworking Project Plans — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:04:00 +0000

The bookshelf left of the door is full of first editions of Nabokov’s books.

By: Olga Zilberbourg

Olga Zilberbourg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:11 +0000

Ryan, on youtube there is a bunch of absolutely fascinating videos of Nabokov talking to reporters in various countries and languages.
Here’s one, for example, he’s discussing Lolita: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldpj_5JNFoA
Or this one, in French (with Russian subtitles): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n1UFVVYzRk&
What a performer, a player! I am in awe every time I watch these :)

By: Olga Zilberbourg

Olga Zilberbourg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:00 +0000

By: Ryan Call

Ryan Call — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:16:20 +0000

thanks M!

By: Ryan Call

Ryan Call — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:16:00 +0000

thanks M!

By: Merzmensch aka kosmopol

Merzmensch aka kosmopol — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:03 +0000

Very very interesting tour, thank you. Just want to add some things using my Russian native speaking knowledge skills or so.

* the butterflies collection shield is for: “Part of butterfly collection, collected by Nabokov in the 1940-50ies in USA”. If you put yourself in the place of Russian museum visitors – how poetic and escapistic it sounds!

* the picture with 2 covers (butterflies): the left cover is “Other Shores” (autobiography)

* Scrabble picture with “Speak. Memory” is his another autobiography title (but you know it surely).

By: Merzmensch aka kosmopol

Merzmensch aka kosmopol — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:00 +0000

Very very interesting tour, thank you. Just want to add some things using my Russian native speaking knowledge skills or so.

* the picture with 2 covers (butterflies): the left cover is “Other Shores” (autobiography)

* Scrabble picture with “Speak. Memory” is his another autobiography title (but you know it surely).

By: Lincoln

Lincoln — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:52:41 +0000

” Kubrick must have had more appreciation (see “reverence”) for his words and the original text than he did Arthur C. Clarke or Stephen King or etc.”

Wow, wonder why that could be…

By: Lincoln

Lincoln — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:52:00 +0000

” Kubrick must have had more appreciation (see “reverence”) for his words and the original text than he did Arthur C. Clarke or Stephen King or etc.”

Wow, wonder why that could be…

By: Ken Baumann

Ken Baumann — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:37:49 +0000

Nabokov wrote a draft that was largely changed by Kubrick. (Nabokov’s draft was really, really long.)
Kubrick read the book.