Book · 1989 · Biography & Autobiography
Speak, Memory
An Autobiography Revisited
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov has been mentioned in 5 episodes across 5 podcasts (2 episodes recommend it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Lex Fridman (1 episode), Ross Douthat (1 episode) and Greg Cowles (1 episode) on Huberman Lab (1 episode), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and The Book Review (1 episode).
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He has no photographs, no memorabilia, no family left, but he has this memory of this magical childhood. And so his experiment, he wrote a book called Speak, Memory in which he tries to recreate the experience of his childhood in the adult mind, remembering it, not remembering facts, but remembering the experience.
Robert Greene · Huberman Lab · Nov 2026 Questions about Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
Who recommends Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov on podcasts?
Lex Fridman (1 episode) and Ross Douthat (1 episode) have recommended Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov on podcasts. In all, 5 people brought it up across 5 podcasts (2 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Speak, Memory the most?
Huberman Lab (1 episode), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode), The Book Review (1 episode), The Ezra Klein Show (1 episode) and The Tim Ferriss Show (1 episode).
Is Speak, Memory recommended, or only discussed?
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2026-11-02.
What do people say about Speak, Memory?
Robert Greene on Huberman Lab (2026-11-02): "He has no photographs, no memorabilia, no family left, but he has this memory of this magical childhood. And so his experiment, he wrote a book called Speak, Memory in which he tries to recreate the experience of his childhood in the adult mind, remembering it, not remembering facts, but remembering the experience."
When was Speak, Memory last mentioned on a podcast?
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov was last discussed on Huberman Lab by Robert Greene on 2026-11-02.
The best things said about it
I have been reading uh, Speak Memory by Vladimir Nambacov, Nbachov, however you want to pronounce it, which is his sort of memoir uh, mostly of his boyhood as a Russian aristocrat before the Russian the Russian Revolution.
I remember reading in particular Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov and trying to write in his style.
Suleika Jaouad The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2021 It shares something with Nabokov's Speak, Memory in that regard.
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Why people recommend it
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov is an autobiographical masterpiece that captures the Russian-American novelist's early life as an aristocrat before the revolution and his profound reflections on time and memory. Ross Douthat recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show as a powerful memoir reflecting a bygone era of Russian aristocracy. Lex Fridman featured the text on the Lex Fridman Podcast by quoting a famous line utilized by Sheldon Solomon in The Worm at the Core, noting the fleeting nature of human existence between two eternities of darkness. On the Huberman Lab podcast, Robert Greene discussed Nabokov's writing experiment in the book, explaining how the author attempted to mentally recreate the vibrant, lived experiences of his magical childhood in adulthood, focusing on sensory perception and shared aliveness rather than mere factual recollections. Suleika Jaouad mentioned on The Tim Ferriss Show that reading Nabokov's work during her youth inspired her early attempts at writing and prose styling. Furthermore, Greg Cowles referenced the memoir on The Book Review while drawing thematic comparisons between Clive James's lost homeland and Nabokov's evocative recollection of his past. Across these discussions, commentators highlight the book's breathtaking prose and its unique exploration of how human consciousness preserves the past against the relentless passage of time.
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Lex Fridman and now let me leave you with some words from vladimir nabokov that sheldon uses in his book warm at the co… 1
“and now let me leave you with some words from vladimir nabokov that sheldon uses in his book warm at the core the cradle rocks above and abyss and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness”
Ross Douthat I have been reading uh, Speak Memory by Vladimir Nambacov, Nbachov, however you want to pronounce it, which… 1
“I have been reading uh, Speak Memory by Vladimir Nambacov, Nbachov, however you want to pronounce it, which is his sort of memoir uh, mostly of his boyhood as a Russian aristocrat before the Russian the Russian Revolution.”
Greg Cowles and and it his lost Homeland it it shares something with nabokov's speak memory in that regard 1
“and and it his lost Homeland it it shares something with nabokov's speak memory in that regard”
Robert Greene He has no photographs, no memorabilia, no family left, but he has this memory of this magical childhood. An… 1
“He has no photographs, no memorabilia, no family left, but he has this memory of this magical childhood. And so his experiment, he wrote a book called Speak Memory in which he tries to recreate the experience of his childhood in the adult mind, remembering it, not remembering facts, but remembering the experience.”
“And so he remembers that he was thinking at times like, my God, we're all alive at the same time, all these, we're all these humans bathing in this river at the same time, we're alive, we feel it. I don't know if this concept is too abstract for you to understand, but in my meditations”
Suleika Jaouad and in the course of that reading i remember reading in particular speak memory by vladimir nabokov and try… 1
“and in the course of that reading i remember reading in particular speak memory by vladimir nabokov and trying to write in his style and of course doing it probably very poorly with lots of purple prose”