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Speak, Memory
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One of the greatest literary autobiographies ever - a model for how to do it. My favourite anecdote: when he talks about how cold it was in his student room, he denies the rumour that the water in his toothmug froze solid during the night. Just a crisp layer of ice on the top, that he broke with his toothbrush...
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One of the greatest literary autobiographies ever - a model for how to do it. My favourite anecdote: when he talks about how cold it was in his student room, he denies the rumour that the water in his toothmug froze solid during the night. Just a crisp layer of ice on the top, that he broke with his toothbrush...
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January 1, 1998
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November 21, 2008
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Oct 15, 2015 03:55PM
Reading this now. Startling richness and humor in his words. He writes with delight in his own curious paths of thought. Reminds me of a friend from high school with whom I am too much out of touch these days.
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I should reread this... haven't read any Nabokov for ages. You're right, it's a wonderful book.
