Paul Russell
Birth date: July 01, 1956
Paul Russell's Books
It's the portrayal of a completely marginalized and mostly forgotten life of Sergey Nabokov, cut tragically short in a Nazi concentration camp. Yet, thanks to the author's research and imagination, something beautiful emerges. At an early age, Seryosha keenly understands himself, and even when it co...
This photograph taken of the family when it was in Yalta in 1917 seems to be the only photograph of Sergey Nabokov...Only in 1966, when he and Véra were living comfortably in their adopted Switzerland—Lolita having propelled him to wealth and worldwide fame—did Nabokov briefly address the subject of...
paul russell's first novel (i think) is basically a chamber piece with four instruments. his strong ability with fluid, rich characterization was clearly intact from the start of his career. unfortunately the novel suffered from monotony and triteness, traits that still occasionally plague one of ga...
interesting, rich characterizations conveyed through four perspectives: a young-ish gay teacher; an older, maybe-gay? headmaster; the headmaster's wife, in whom still waters run deep; a student on the cusp of understanding his own identity... all of them complex, sympathetic, frustrating, and oh so ...
This was an amazing character driven novel. The writing is crisp and pacing is just right.
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