RE: ...But is this a major writer?

Vera and Vladimir Nabokov, Montreux, Switzerland, 1966

In one of Vladimir Nabokov's many pronouncements on the art of literature the author said that “there are three points of view from which a writer can be considered:…as a storyteller, as a teacher, and as an enchanter. A major writer combines these three….”

Consider your summer reading: did it do these three things? Feel free to comment below--but be ready to discuss in class!