via nabolog by fulmerford on 1/26/10
The BBC interviews Michael Maar in anticipation of the author's Speak, Nabokov
(Maar's previous Nabokov outing, The Two Lolitas
, was thorough and balanced (and introduced the concept of cryptoamnesia into the mainstream), so looking forward to this thing too):The author of a new study of Vladimir Nabokov’s fiction, Michael Maar, explains how the often tumultuous events of the writer’s life, including the death of his younger brother in a concentration camp, imprinted themselves on his work in surprising ways.(Description & link via Verso.)
