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Re: VN & Dovlatov's story "Life is short" (fwd)
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True -- and, as far as I remember, her published account was also full of
awe and respect -- but this is Dovlatov's "account," and here she is a
character, not a narrator, so there is probably no contradiction. And I
think it's safe to say that VN never showed any particular interest in
Akhmadulina as a poet, even after he met her (it is also true, however,
that he did not have much time to develop any interest in her since the
meeting took place several months before he died). G
On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Donald Barton Johnson wrote:
> From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
>
> This is probably partially based on Bella Akhmadulina's visit with the
> Nabokovs. The non-Russian last name (here Armenian) is a giveaway.
> -----------------------------
> COMMENT: You may be right, Galya, but I heard the tale of Akhmadulina's
> visit from her own lips and it was more than adulatory. I recall she
> published an account of the visit in an article (in *Ogonek*?) that may
> have varied from her oral account.
>
awe and respect -- but this is Dovlatov's "account," and here she is a
character, not a narrator, so there is probably no contradiction. And I
think it's safe to say that VN never showed any particular interest in
Akhmadulina as a poet, even after he met her (it is also true, however,
that he did not have much time to develop any interest in her since the
meeting took place several months before he died). G
On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Donald Barton Johnson wrote:
> From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
>
> This is probably partially based on Bella Akhmadulina's visit with the
> Nabokovs. The non-Russian last name (here Armenian) is a giveaway.
> -----------------------------
> COMMENT: You may be right, Galya, but I heard the tale of Akhmadulina's
> visit from her own lips and it was more than adulatory. I recall she
> published an account of the visit in an article (in *Ogonek*?) that may
> have varied from her oral account.
>