Friday, April 27, 2018

The Meanest Things Vladimir Nabokov Said About Other Writers

"In interviews, he seemed to delight in airing his grievances about other writers' work, especially when he considered them unfairly beloved by the public. Reading his complaints half a century later, I have to say, I delight in them too. At a time when the literary world seems determined to swear that every book is Good because it is a Book, Nabokov's outspoken anti-book opinions feel almost ecstatically transgressive."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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