Here’s Nabokov talking about his novel Lolita on a 1950s CBC program \”Close Up.” The interview is at the height of the controversy surrounding the book, which was banned due to its theme of child molestation. When asked his intentions in writing it, Nabokov replies: “I don’t wish to touch hearts and I don’t even […]
Vladimir Nabokov discusses Lolita part 1 of 2 Read More »
While your Flavorwire editors take a much-needed holiday break, we\’ll spend the next two weekends revisiting some of our most popular features of the year. This post was originally published September 3, 2011.] We recently read an article over at We Made This in which Nick Hornby writes that “the days of the iconic jacket illustration, the image that
20 Of The Most Iconic Book Covers Ever Read More »
This is the only known recording of Virginia Woolf’s voice. On April 29, 1937, she read an essay on words for a BBC radio series called “Words Fail Me.” It was published in The Death of the Moth and Other Essays in 1942. A sample: “Of course, you can catch [words] and sort them and
The Recorded Voice Of Virginia Woolf Read More »
Margaret Atwood is a speculative fiction writer, poet, literary critic and environmental activist. Best known for her Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning classic The Handmaid\’s Tale, her more recent work includes a trilogy centered on a climate change-induced dystopia, and a collection of fantastical short stories, Stone Mattress: Nine Tales. She spoke with The Huffington Post
Margaret Atwood Discusses Climate Change, Social Media And World Of Warcraft Read More »
Here’s Flannery O’Connor reading her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find\” at Vanderbilt University in 1959.
Flannery O\’ Connor reading A Good Man is Hard to Find part 3/3 Read More »
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Henry Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994)
25 lessons from Charles Bukowski Read More »
Before Ernest Hemingway was a literary giant, he was a cub reporter. When Hem graduated high school at 18, he moved to Kansas City and started a six-month stint with the Kansas City Star—a job that molded his trademark punchy, staccato style. Some of his early reporting feels rushed and raw. The pieces read
3 Interesting Articles from Ernest Hemingway’s Newspaper Career Read More »
Today is the 160th anniversary of Oscar Wilde\’s birth. Celebrate with some of his best quips. 1. I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. 2. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. 3. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. 4. It is absurd to
25 of Oscar Wilde\’s Wittiest Quotes for the 160th Anniversary of His Birth Read More »
Here’s Walt Whitman reading his poem “America.” It was taken from a wax cylinder recording Thomas Edison made in 1889 or 1890—although the recording’s authenticity is somewhatdisputed. The last two lines of the poem are not read.
Walt Whitman reads America Read More »
Bertolt Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956) Bertolt Brecht is best known for his plays and poems, in which he embraced anti-bourgeois themes and being forced from his native Germany. Bertolt Brecht was born February 10, 1898 in Germany, he began writing plays while working at an Army hospital. Brecht\’s work fit nicely
11 life lessons we can learn from Bertolt Brecht Read More »
