On Jun 15, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Mark Bennett wrote:
That is from Irwin Shaw's contribution to the TriQuarterly issue
dedicated to VN, in 1970(?) I believe.
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Nabokov responds to Shaw:
IRWIN SHAW In his "Advice to a Young Writer," Mr. Shaw draws his
examples from the life, labors, and luck of "Vladimir N., perched on
a hill in Switzerland." To Irwin S., perched on a not-too-distant
hill, I send by Alpine Horn my best greetings.
http://lib.ru/NABOKOW/Anniversary.txt