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Mary Gaitskill on the Challenges—and Risks—of Writing Political Fiction

Mary Gaitskill on the Challenges—and Risks—of Writing Political Fiction

“Politics is how we fight it out on the ground.”

By Mary Gaitskill | August 19, 2022

11 Novels That Thwart Traditional Narrative Structure (to Brilliant Effect)

11 Novels That Thwart Traditional Narrative Structure (to Brilliant Effect)

Maria Adelmann Recommends Fiction That Creates Its Own Shapes

By Maria Adelmann | June 1, 2022

The Russian War on Ukraine Has Always Been a War on Its Language

The Russian War on Ukraine Has Always Been a War on Its Language

Askold Melnyczuk on the Assault on a Country’s Literature

By Askold Melnyczuk | May 11, 2022

Russian Books That Outlived the Censors: A Reading List

Russian Books That Outlived the Censors: A Reading List

Doctor Zhivago, Nabokov, and More">Elena Gorokhova on Doctor Zhivago, Nabokov, and More

By Elena Gorokhova | March 28, 2022

Sarah Weinman on the Not-So-Unlikely Friendship Between Vladimir Nabokov and William F. Buckley, Jr.

Sarah Weinman on the Not-So-Unlikely Friendship Between Vladimir Nabokov and William F. Buckley, Jr.

“What is bad for the Reds is good for me.”

By Sarah Weinman | February 22, 2022

Lolita, and trashing Faulkner."> Here's a video of Nabokov stalking butterflies, reading <em

Here's a video of Nabokov stalking butterflies, reading <em

Lolita, and trashing Faulkner.">

Lolita, and trashing Faulkner.">Here's a video of Nabokov stalking butterflies, reading Lolita, and trashing Faulkner.

By Dan Sheehan | August 18, 2021

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By Walker Caplan | August 18, 2021

Of course Vladimir Nabokov imagined emoticons over a decade before they were invented.

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2021

Ahmed Naji on the Contemporary Reality of the Exiled Writer

By Thresholds | April 28, 2021

The New Yorker."> Why Nabokov’s poem about Superman’s sex life was rejected by <em

Why Nabokov’s poem about Superman’s sex life was rejected by <em

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The New Yorker.">Why Nabokov’s poem about Superman’s sex life was rejected by The New Yorker.

By Walker Caplan | April 27, 2021

These are the 5 (er, 10?) best parentheses in literature.

These are the 5 (er, 10?) best parentheses in literature.

By Emily Temple | April 22, 2021

of Reading"> Sven Birkerts on the Afterlife<br

Sven Birkerts on the Afterlife<br

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on The Quarantine Tapes">In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber
on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | April 6, 2021

Reckoning with Nabokov’s Classic, Controversial <em

Lolita">Reckoning with Nabokov’s Classic, Controversial Lolita

History of Literature Podcast
with Jacke Wilson">Jenny Minton Quigley Guests on the History of Literature Podcast
with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 29, 2021

At New Directions University: Literary and Life Lessons from an Iconic Publisher

At New Directions University: Literary and Life Lessons from an Iconic Publisher

and Writing Life">Mark Haber Traces an Indispensable Influence on His Reading
and Writing Life

By Mark Haber | March 17, 2021

Why Do Readers Have Such Strong Feelings About Nabokov?

Why Do Readers Have Such Strong Feelings About Nabokov?

Robert Alter on Nabokov’s Literary Invention

By Robert Alter | March 17, 2021

Lolita Today?"> How Would the Publishing World Respond to <em

How Would the Publishing World Respond to <em

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Lolita Today?">How Would the Publishing World Respond to Lolita Today?

Jenny Minton Quigley on the Novel Her Father Published

By Jenny Minton Quigley | March 16, 2021

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