Nabokovs memoir is a moving account of a loving, civilized family, of adolescent awakenings, flight from Bolshevik terror, education in England, and émigré life in Paris and Berlin. From one of the 20th centurys great writers comes one of the finest autobiographies of our time.

On the half-title Nabokov noted which changes were made on the Penguin galleys. Speak, Memory was first published by Vladimir Nabokov in 1951 as Conclusive Evidence and then assiduously revised and republished in 1966. Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited Paperback, 17.00 15.81, English Hardcover, 23.00, English Compact Disc, 19.98, English MP3 CD, 14.99, English. This is a HEAVILY CORRECTED COPY: numerous emendations appear here-including word changes, insertions, a date change, and several spelling corrections. The dust jacket is marked (but almost completely diminished), 'Corrected (see.)' and in pencil 'Author's copy.' Nabokov marked the spine panel of the dust jacket with a 'V' to distinguish it from Véra's copy which, though similarly labeled 'Vé'. Second revised edition, first revised English-language edition of Conclusive Evidence, 'covering thirty-seven years, from August 1903 to May 1940, with only a few sallies into later space-time.' with a foreword by Nabokov detailing the history of the evolution of his memoir, and with 18 photographs. Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977, Authors, Russian - 20th century - Biography, Authors, American - 20th century - Biography. Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. NABOKOV'S ANNOTATED WORKING COPY, with emendations on 16 pages in pencil and red pencil nearly all of these changes are listed by Nabokov on the half-title. Speak, memory : an autobiography revisited. Provenance: VLADIMIR NABOKOV (his emendations, estate bookplate on front paste down). Schlemmer (some wear and light chipping to edges of panels, joint of lower panel splitting). Original cloth, spine gilt-lettered (spine ends faded and slightly bumped) dust jacket, lower panel with portrait photograph by J.M.

Speak memory an autobiography revisited