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Nabokov's recommendations: http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations I love Dostoevsky too much and
by vishkk 2y ago
Nabokov's recommendations: http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations
I love Dostoevsky too much and am quite happy in my bias and echo chamber of that—he was one of the writers that I read in my early days, and to date, I feel that he changed a lot in me or resonated so much that I can't explain.
I believe Nietzche said this about him "the only psychologist from whom I had something to learn."
And one of my favorite quotes by him:
For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust and ashes, which are shattered into fragments; and if you have no other life, you just have to build one up out of these fragments. And all the time your soul is craving and longing for something else. And in vain does the dreamer rummage about in his old dreams, raking them over as though they were a heap of cinders, looking in these cinders for some spark, however tiny, to fan it into a flame so as to warm his chilled blood by it and revive in it all that he held so dear before, all that touched his heart, that made his blood course through his veins, that drew tears from his eyes, and that so splendidly deceived him!”
- readthenotes1 2y agoAnd in song: https://youtu.be/eKfvXBDSiU4?feature=shared https://youtu.be/eKfvXBDSiU4?feature=shared
- tehnub 2y agoGreat song, thanks. I was also reminded of this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2kWUJkRvVs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2kWUJkRvVs
- vishkk 2y agohahah love it, thank you for sharing!
- 5- 2y agoto point out what you probably intended, this is appropriately an english version of an early twentieth century russian song. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Were_the_Days_%28song%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Were_the_Days_%28song%29
- catlikesshrimp 2y agohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mMaz70bOd7w https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mMaz70bOd7w There is a comment there with the lyrics (Cyrillic, yes) (@nickwilde9991)
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 2y agoSo he was a computer enthusiast?
- bell-cot 2y agoObviously a Hemingway fan.
- truculent 2y agoNabokov would have been an incredible online poster. What an incredible list. Thank you for sharing!
- billfruit 2y agoSomeone should have A list for Gore Vidal, that would be interesting too.
- addaon 2y agoThis deserves its own post!
- vishkk 2y agoLet me do that!
- analog31 2y agoOddly, many of his favorites for young people were my favorites when I was young.
- Rant423 2y agoAmazing list by Nabokov, and "strong opinions" indeed