Guernica magazine
Nabokov, Resurrected
The Original of Laura was written at the end of Nabokov's life, and he asked his wife to destroy it.
Now that his son Dmitri has published the work, it's tempting to see it as the ultimate
Nabokovian prank.
The Man Behind the Curtain
For Brazilian-born artist and modern-day trickster Vik Muniz, subverting his own images is all
part of the game.
Nabokov, Resurrected
The Original of Laura was written at the end of Nabokov's life, and he asked his wife to destroy it.
Now that his son Dmitri has published the work, it's tempting to see it as the ultimate
Nabokovian prank.
The Man Behind the Curtain
For Brazilian-born artist and modern-day trickster Vik Muniz, subverting his own images is all
part of the game.