Publication

1989-08-28 - Vintage

Language

English

Word Count

79,000 words, Guess

Page Count

316 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number88040528
  • LibraryThing12850
  • Goodreads394725

Classifications

  • LCCPS3568.O243

Description

**Speak, Memory** is an autobiographical memoir by writer Vladimir Nabokov. The book includes individual essays published between 1936 and 1951 to create the first edition in 1951. Nabokov's revised and extended edition appeared in 1966. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak,_Memory))

Description

This book, first published in 1951 as Conclusive evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, examines Nabokov's life and times while offering incisive insights into his major works, including Lolita, Pnin, Despair, The gift, The real life of Sebastian Knight, and The defense.

First Sentence

THE cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.

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