Speak, Memory
Book by Vladimir NabokovWikipedia
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Oct 9, 2026
Margaret RandGUEST
Yes.
Margaret RandGUEST
I mean, he did die quite a while ago, didn't he? I was reading Speak Memory again the other day, and it's incredible.
Tim AtkinHOST
Yeah, I've read that years ago.
Tim AtkinHOST
I should read it again.
Stephen FryGUEST
He said, "No, I want to call it Speak Mnemosyne." S- and they eventually persuaded him.
Stephen FryGUEST
And the book, which is a masterpiece, is called Speak Memory.
Stephen FryGUEST
[laughs]
Benjamin AstonHOST
So what-
Michael MoritzGUEST
Yeah.
Michael MoritzGUEST
I'm reading a, a wonderful book by Nabokov at the moment called "Speak Memory" that addresses this, uh, this particular issue.
Michael MoritzGUEST
But I think all of this really didn't come into focus for me until I began writing "Ausland" and then having finished it, reflected on it.
Michael MoritzGUEST
And the-- this investigation of my familial past, the one thing it really...