Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0009106, Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:16:51 -0800

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EDRESPONSE: And a Happy 2004 to you! Yes, delights awaiting you are: _VN's
Lectures on Literature_ (W. European); _Lectures on Don Quixote_; and the
inimitable _Nikolai Gogol_.

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> Dear Don and List,
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> A happy and prosperous 2004 to one and all (except M. Livry -- as they say
> here in South Africa he seems to be one Smurf short of a full village). I
> am still rejoicing in an unexpected Christmas present: VN's lectures on
> Bleak House, Mansfield Park, Mme Bovary, etc, with an intro by Updike
> (1981). I have been absolutely knocked out by this book, and the new light
> it casts on VN's wit and wisdom. Is there a companion volume dealing with
> Russian authors?
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> Regards,
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> Tom (Rymour)