Visiting Mrs. Nabokov: And Other Excursions
Worth buying if: You enjoy literary essays that mix close attention to writers with a strong, unmistakable authorial voice.
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Summary
Visiting Mrs. Nabokov: And Other Excursions gathers Martin Amis’s nonfiction on writers, books, and the worlds surrounding them. Its appeal lies in Amis’s distinctive intelligence, wit, and argumentative style.
Why this book now
This 1995 collection offers a chance to revisit Martin Amis’s nonfiction at a moment when literary celebrity and criticism remain closely entangled.
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- You enjoy literary essays that mix close attention to writers with a strong, unmistakable authorial voice.
- You like nonfiction that treats books and literary life as occasions for wit, judgment, and cultural observation.
- You prefer fiction or criticism that keeps the writer’s personality firmly in the background.
- You want a single sustained argument rather than a collection built from separate excursions.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780679757931
Worth buying if: You enjoy literary essays that mix close attention to writers with a strong, unmistakable authorial voice.
Skip it if: You prefer fiction or criticism that keeps the writer’s personality firmly in the background.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 288 pages, this is a substantial essay collection, but its separate pieces allow for flexible reading in stages.
What stands out here
This Random House Inc. edition, published in 1995, presents the collection under its full title: Visiting Mrs. Nabokov: And Other Excursions.
Best way to approach it
Read it essay by essay, giving each excursion room to stand on its own while tracking Amis’s recurring judgments about literary culture.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780679757931
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