On Nabokov, Ayn Rand and the Libertarian Mind : What the Russian-American Odd Pair Can Tell Us about Some Values, Myths and Manias Widely Held Most Dear.

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On Nabokov, Ayn Rand and the Libertarian Mind not only conjoins two seemingly divergent authors but also takes on the larger picture of libertarian trends and ideologies. These timely topics further intermingle with Bell-Villada's own conflicted relationship - personal, cultural, satirical, literary - to the ""odd pair"" and their ways of thinking. The inclusion of Louis Begley's essay adds yet another dimension to this unique, wide-ranging meditation on art and politics, history and memory. ...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The pairing -- On the big books they wrote -- On the odd pair's growth and development -- On their immigration stories -- On what they each stood for -- On their ways of knowing -- On their literary loves and hates -- On the matter of thinkers, revisited -- On determinism vs. being self-made, like Mr. Bounderby and others -- On politics and society -- On their Russian side -- On their nasty side -- On their respective legacies -- On the libertarian mind -- On guns, flood victims, Libertarians, Orwelliana, My father, q and Me -- Appendix A: An Introduction to Nabokov's Speak, Memory / by Louis Begley -- Appendix B: My encounters with Libertarians.

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