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Galya Diment
RUSS 543
Seattle Campus

Seminar in Contemporary Russian Prose

Analysis of Russian prose fiction. Selected authors and topics.

Class description

The course will deal with the AMERICAN novels of Vladimir Nabokov: Pnin, Lolita, and Pale Fire. We will also read parts of his autobiography, Speak, Memory. For the rest of the description, please see Russ 240. For library reserves (Odegaard) also see under Russ 240.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

There will be a special Honors/Grad section one hour a week (Thursday 3:30-4:20)

Recommended preparation

Class assignments and grading

The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

Last Update by Galya Diment
Date: 03/02/2013