Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0009085, Fri, 2 Jan 2004 09:34:17 -0800

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Fw: Fw: Fw: early Nabokov stories/Wingstroke
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From: "Dane Gill" <pennyparkerpark@hotmail.com>
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> As far as I know, the only book VN really improved upon was Laughter in
the
> Dark...the second time it was translated. I could be wrong.
> What other list?
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> >From: "Brian Howell" <pakmshlter@yahoo.com>
> >To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 7:35 PM
> >Subject: Re: Fw: early Nabokov stories/Wingstroke
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> > > Regarding D. Barton Johnson's post:
> > >
> > > I hadn't heard of the English and Russian 'channels'.
> > > Indeed, I haven't read Boyd's Russian Years yet (I am
> > > ensconced in his American, still), but someone on
> > > another list pointed out that someone had accused
> > > Nabokov of improving his English (co-) translations of
> > > his early works. It's understandable.
> > >
> > > It made me think of the use of 'caprine' twice in
> > > 'Wingstroke', and, I can't find it now, also
> > > 'goatlike' in the same story to describe Monfiori's
> > > eyes. You cant help but wonder what the equivalent
> > > Russian terms were.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
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