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The etiquette of good writing : why Nabokov is wine, and Joyce is a feral brew.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977--Criticism and interpretation.
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941--Criticism and interpretation.
- Joyce, James.
- Reportage literature, American.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (5 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Big Think, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Martin Amis has made a name for himself by being an unafraid writer, having published over a dozen novels over 40 years. Here, he provides a hilarious comparison between James Joyce and Vladimir Nabokov, explaining why highly experimental writing rarely (if ever) works and that even writers with genius-level talent need to better understand their role in the storytelling process. After all, he says, "the writer is like a host and the reader is like a guest." Martin Amis' latest book is a collection of essays entitled The Rub of Time: Bellow, Nabokov, Hitchens, Travolta, Trump: Essays and Reportage, 1994-2017.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed September 30, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1347496605
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