Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0005514, Sat, 7 Oct 2000 11:25:02 -0700

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Fw: references to "future recollection"
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EDITOR's NOTE. NABOKV-L thanks Prof Isahaya for his response to Marianne
Cotugno's query.

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From: "Yuichi Isahaya" <yisahaya@mail.doshisha.ac.jp>

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Yuichi Isahaya <yisahaya@mail.doshisha.ac.jp>

"Future recollection" appears in the following stories:

"A Guide to Berlin", p. 98 ( "Details of a Sunset", McGraw-Hill, 1976)

What indeed! How can I demonstrate to him that I have glimpsed somebody's
future recollection?

"Torpid Smoke", p. 33 ( "A Russian Beauty And Other Stories", McGraw-Hill,
1973
)

With terrifying clarity, as if my soul were lit up by a noiseless
explosion, I
glimpsed a future recollection; ...

> EDITOR's NOTE. This idea occurs in several VN works. Please send in any
> > citations you have handy and I'll lump then together.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marianne Cotugno" <mxc52@psu.edu>
> > >
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> > > Hi! I am trying to recall where the VN quote about realizing how you
will
> > > remember a present moment occurs. I know this is a poor paraphrase,
but
> > > hopefully it's enough to spark someone's memory!
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Marianne
> > >
>