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nabolog by fulmerford on 1/26/10
The BBC interviews Michael Maar in anticipation of the author's
Speak, Nabokov![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=waxwing&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1844674371)
(Maar's previous Nabokov outing,
The Two Lolitas![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=waxwing&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1844670384)
, 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.
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Description & link via Verso.)