Vladimir Nabokov

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13 mentions 10 recordings first heard May 2008 last heard 15 Sep ↑4 vs the 6 months before

Novelist who wrote in Russian and English, noted techniques

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James WoodClose Readings · Who’s afraid of realism?: ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie... · 2:14 · 15 Sep

…But it's weirdly close to the novel that I was just discussing a month ago with Patricia Lockwood, Nabokov's Panin.…

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James WoodClose Readings · Who’s afraid of realism? ‘Pnin’ by Vladimir Nabokov · 3:25 · 17 Aug

…as Vladimir Vladimirovic uh Nabokov himself.…

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James WoodClose Readings · Who’s afraid of realism? ‘Pnin’ by Vladimir Nabokov · 3:09 · 17 Aug

…In in chapter five of the novel, eagle eyed readers will have noticed uh that Nabokov himself appears not once but twice, once uh as Cyrin, which was his uh pen name in Berlin when he was writing in Russian, and once as uh…

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James WoodClose Readings · Who’s afraid of realism? ‘Pnin’ by Vladimir Nabokov · 0:33 · 17 Aug

…Um so I'm very grateful to have you, Patricia, um,……

Ross DouthatThe Ezra Klein Show · Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview · 1:12:36 · 11 Aug

…Um I have been reading uh Speak Memory by Vladimir……

Namwali SerpellSecret Life of Books · "On Morrison": a conversation with Namwali Serpell · 7:01 · 20 Mar

…I think she's engaging with Nabokov's Lolita.…

Dax ShepardArmchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Suleika Jaouad (on creative alchemy) · 1:51:07 · Jul 2025

…Nabokov is Russian?…

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