Reciprocal Reflections: Nostalgia for the Present in Vladimir Nabokov's "A Guide to Berlin" and Walter Benjamin's "Moscow" Essay.

The article reflects on Vladimir Nabokov's book "A Guide to Berlin" and Walter Benjamin's book "Moscow." It mentions that while Nabokov and Benjamin traveled for reciprocal political reasons both desired a new political context, were frustrated with their lack of integration, and remained linguistic...

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Published in:	Intertexts Vol. 22; no. 1/2; pp. 93 - 126
Main Author:	Lafountain, Pascale
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Nebraska Press Spring-Fall2018
Subjects:	Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977 Guide to Berlin, A (Book) Moscow (Book) Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 Political science
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