It started simply enough. Seems the East Hampton Library was throwing away copies of Brian Boyd’s two-volume Nabokov biography. Ms. Westerman ran across the wayward volumes on a trip to the library and brought them home to live with her [  ].
“I’ve always loved him, but I started to think, ‘this is what I should be teaching. I really get it,’” she said in an interview with The Beacon on Saturday...
Starting this Thursday, Ms. Westerman is embarking on a four-week long sleuthing expedition at the Amagansett Library to discover the inner workings of Nabokov’s 1962 novel “Pale Fire,” [  ]
Ms. Westerman, who has taught memoir writing and done a similar workshop on “Lolita” at the East Hampton Library, is expecting some of her former students — visual artists, playwrights, music promoters and folks who refuse to read and just want to listen — to take part in the four-week session, which will meet Thursday nights from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 9 through 30.
[   ]To register for the free series, call the Amagansett Library at 631.267.3810 [   ]

 

Chasing Nabokov in Amagansett | East End Beacon Kara Westerman considers herself a Vladimir Nabokov stalker. Ms. Westerman, an East Hampton writer, memoir instructor and editor, has loved ... See all stories on this topic »

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