Books
December, 1974
When an old man sits down to compose his memoirs, he may try to set the record straight at last. He'll rummage in the past and make a huge effort to get the right names and dates and the correct sequence of events. He'll purposely avoid moral lapses, embarrassing moments, the well-kept secrets and pieces of hot gossip his readers are waiting for. A tedious business but about all one can expect from the ordinary mind. In Look at the Harlequins! (McGraw-Hill), Vladimir Nabokov presents the memoirs...
