Terror’s ghosts: Nabokov’s Pale Fire and the return from the Gulag
Heroes returning home in disguise have been around since the days of Homer. For just as long, these heroes have been recognized despite their masks. Coming back from the Trojan War dressed as a beggar, Odysseus found that his dog and childhood nurse could see through his deception. But what about events that transform survivors […]
Remembering Ardis: a note from Fred Moody
[The first in a series of guest posts on Nabokov and history.] When I first heard about the forthcoming publication of The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov, I pre-ordered the Kindle version immediately. I was hugely curious about the book, as I humbly thought I knew pretty much everything there was to know about Nabokov’s […]
