Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov

Speak, Memory

Vladimir Nabokov

310 pages first pub 1951 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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From one of the 20th century's great writers comes one of the finest autobiographies of our time. Speak, Memory, first published in 1951 as Conclusive Evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, is an elegant and rich evocation of Nabokov’s lif...

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reflective 100%
challenging 61%
informative 48%
emotional 29%
inspiring 19%
relaxing 19%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%
sad 16%
mysterious 9%
dark 6%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%

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medium 43%

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