Speak Memory Author:Vladimir Nabokov First published in 1951 as "Conclusive Evidence" and then assiduously revised in 1966, "Speak, Memory" is an elegant and rich evocation of Nabokov's life and times, even as it offers incisive insights into his major works, including "Lolita, Pnin, Despair, the Gift, The Rela Life of Sebastian Knight, and The Defense." The book describes his chil... more »dhood and youth in prerevolutionary Russia, his escape to the West, and the first of his long years of homeless wandering.« less