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Re: Fw: Nabokov (1899-1977) burnt "El Quixote" ....a bizarre
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Dear Don and List
Alberto Manguel, who misconstrued VN's figurative roasting of Don Quixote
as
a literal immolation, is also guilty of a great sin of omission. In the
otherwise comprehensive 756-page Dictionary of Imaginary Places that he
compiled with Gianni Guadalupi, there is no mention of Zembla.
Regards,
Tom (Rymour)
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Alberto Manguel, who misconstrued VN's figurative roasting of Don Quixote
as
a literal immolation, is also guilty of a great sin of omission. In the
otherwise comprehensive 756-page Dictionary of Imaginary Places that he
compiled with Gianni Guadalupi, there is no mention of Zembla.
Regards,
Tom (Rymour)
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