The etiquette of good writing : why Nabokov is wine, and Joyce is a feral brew.
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 gen...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Big Think,
2018.
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 30, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (5 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:04:17 |