The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship, by Alex Beam

Celebrated literary critic Edmund Wilson helped Vladimir Nabokov establish himself as a writer in 1940. Alex Beam’s account is entertaining even if you aren’t familiar with Pushkin, Nabokov or Wilson. (The New York Book Review had the best headline accompanying its review of The

Feud: “When Pushkin Came To Shove.”)