Magician's Doubts: Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction
Princeton University Press, January 1998. Trade Paperback. As a child in Russia, Vladimir Nabokov enjoyed conjuring: I loved doing simple tricks--turning water into wine, that kind of thing. In this engrossing book Michael Wood explores the blend of arrogance and mischief that makes Nabokov such a fascinating and elusive master..... More