Sven Birkerts

Sven Birkerts is the author of either books, including The Art of Time in Memoir, Reading Life, Readings, and The Gutenberg Elegies. He has taught at Harvard University, currently directs the Bennington Writing Seminars, and is the editor of AGNI. He lives in Massachusetts.

Books Authored

Image of Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory: Bookmarked (Bookmarked, 11)
Author(s):
Sven Birkerts
Genre(s):
Personal Memoir, Literary Criticism

Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory: Bookmarked

January 25, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Elissa Greenwald

Sven Birkerts’ book-length critique of Speak, Memory is a meditation on the nature of time, the past, language, literature, and the self.

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Image of The Other Walk: Essays
Author(s):
Sven Birkerts
Genre(s):
Literary, General

The Other Walk: Essays

September 14, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

“And while the idea of a life consisting of essays might intrigue, The Other Walk does not.”

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