A review by vanjr
Lectures on Russian Literature by Vladimir Nabokov

4.0

I don't like literary criticism. I find Nabokov pompous. Yet I give this one 4 stars. It goes to show you never know. It starts off kinda rough with a general introduction chapter called "Russian Writers, Censors, and Readers" that is hard to handle. The chapter on Gogol improves things. Nabokov loves Tolstoy and Checkov and both those chapters were outstanding. The fact that Nabokov's native language is Russian and his knowledge of local customs makes this literary critical work very instructive. Recommend for lovers of English translated Russian literature.