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 Mythology, Etymology, and the Hard Work of Living: A Conversation with torrin a. greathouse Caitlin CoeyNovember 13, 2024 Read Reviews Giving New Life to Indian Literature: Aruni Kashyap’s The Way You Want to Be Loved Gemini WahhajNovember 12, 2024 Read Interviews Making It Weird: A Conversation with Laura van den Berg Nate BrownNovember 11, 2024 Read Poetry Reviews A Silver Bowl of Stars: Blas Falconer’s Rara Avis Marina KraiskayaNovember 6, 2024
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