Features & ReviewsVladimir Nabokov, Butterfly ExpertLuke WaltnerJanuary 26, 2011 Nabokov once wrote “Genius is an African who dreams up snow.” Now, about 40 years after he dreamed up an evolutionary history for a species of butterflies, gene sequencing has proved the author right. Share Tweet Share Luke Waltner Luke Waltner is a custodian, not a janitor. He regularly writes oral histories. You May Also Like Read Interviews The First Book: Sam Ashworth Samuel AshworthApril 9, 2025 Read Reviews Past is Prelude: Denne Michele Norris’s When The Harvest Comes Kelsey L. SmootApril 8, 2025 Read Interviews Imagining is an Act of Love: A Conversation with Lynn Steger Strong Katie ColemanApril 7, 2025 Read Poetry Reviews “A black sheet between present and ancestors”: Kiran Bath’s Instructions for Banno Rukan SaifApril 2, 2025
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