Modern Classics

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Popular Music from Vittula
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(Azar Nafisi)

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Lolita
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Part Two

 

It's been called divine and it's been called disgusting. it's arguably one of the most important books of all time. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" as we ask the question, "What makes a modern classic?" Also, the best-selling novel of all time in Sweden, a coming of age story called "Popular Music from Vittula." And why the classics get better and richer with each re-reading.

  1. Mikael Niemi on "Popular Music from Vittula"

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    Mikael Niemi is the author of the best selling book in Swedish history. "Popular Music from Vittula" is a poignant coming of age story and its author talks with Steve Paulson.

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  2. Khaled Hosseini on "The Kite Runner"

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    Jim Fleming speaks with Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner."

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  3. Steve Paulson on "Lolita"

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    Steve Paulson talks with writers and editors about the enduring influence of Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita."

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  4. Azar Nafisi on "Reading Lolita in Tehran"

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    Azar Nafisi is the author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran." Her book tells the story of how this English professor met with her students to discuss Western literature in Revolutionary Iran.

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  5. Anne Fadiman on "Rereadings"

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    Anne Fadiman, editor of a book called "Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love" talks with Anne Strainchamps about the joys of re-reading the classics.

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  6. Jane Hamilton on Novel Endings

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    Best-selling novelist Jane Hamilton shares some of her favorite endings from modern literature with Steve Paulson.

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