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In a message dated 05/11/2006 16:38:38 GMT Standard Time,
gshiman@OPTONLINE.NET writes:
That is outside of Nabokov-L but, Charles, here is fascinating modern sample
of what you describe. In short it is about Jewish mathematic genius from
Russia, Grisha Perelman, who chose not to play it safe after becoming “
conspicuous” person. G-d bless him.
_http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060828fa_fact2_
(http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060828fa_fact2)
George,
This is a fascinating article, full of quotable comments from Perelman. It
is long, and I must take some time to digest it.
Did VN ever refuse any prizes, literary or otherwise? It is of course
totally true that Establishment approval of anything is intellectually worthless,
but financially helpful. In the case of genuine genius it is nearly always
belated -- but, as always, there are exceptions.
Charles
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