Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0000523, Fri, 24 Mar 1995 10:57:12 -0800

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The Humbert Syndrome (fwd)
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I have seen advertisements locally in the East Anglian region for a novel
entitled *The Humbert Syndrome*. Curiously, no author's name is given on the
ad though a publisher's name is mentioned. (There is also no mention of a
price, though the ad states it is out in paperback). I suspect that this is a
work by a local author, perhaps even by somebody on this campus, and I will
try to find out more information. In the interim, in order to whet the
appetites of fanatical VN bibliophiles I append the following extracts from the
advertising copy:

**Read of the student who became obsessed with the novel about the obsession
of an obsessionist obsessed with the obsessive.

**Discover the secret nuances he applies to the word 'nymphet' and the sad
consequences of his deviance.

**Discover what really happens early in the morning in a campus bookstore.....

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Jerry Goodenough * University of East Anglia * j.goodenough@uea.ac.uk *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *