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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Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 59%
informative 47%
emotional 38%
funny 23%
inspiring 23%
relaxing 23%
hopeful 16%
sad 14%
dark 9%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 2%
tense 2%

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medium 45%

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