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The Vane Sisters, Vladimir Nabokov
The Vane Sisters, Vladimir Nabokov
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
It had been some years since I've read any Nabokov, which I can only blame a youthful use of mind-shrinking substances or a two-mile-long to-read list. But recently, I made a full-length audiobook of Dustin Long's Icelander, whose completion set me on a mission. I'm not going to shill Icelander too much (ahem, only five bucks! And I get a piece!), but there was no way for any reasonable person -- or even myself -- to finish it and not start thumbing through the old master's treasures, all of which I've loved plenty at some point or other. You'll see what I mean if you listen to Icelander (ahem: Iambik Audiobooks, who released it, features plenty other Miette-approved titles in its inaugural selection)....
Released:
Oct 27, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
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