Vladimir Nabokov

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----- Forwarded message from jfoster@gmu.edu -----
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:21:05 -0500
From: jfoster@gmu.edu
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Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: strange relationships: a query
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum

One answer would be Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's CHRONICLE OF DEATH FORETOLD, in
which not only the author but his sister, a brother, and his mother all figure
in episodic roles.

John Foster.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
Date: Sunday, November 6, 2005 11:22 am
Subject: Fwd: Re: strange relationships: a query

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> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 07:45:38 -0800
> From: Carolyn Kunin <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Carolyn Kunin <chaiselongue@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: strange relationships: a query
> To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum
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> Dear all,
>
> Does anyone know of a non-Russian novel in which one of the
> characters is a
> relative of the author (who may also appear in that novel as a
> character)?
> Many thanks,
> Alexey
>
>
> Dear Alexey,
>
> The only thing that springs to mind is Gore Vidal. I stay away
> from him as
> much as possible myself, but I do know that his family history
> includes some
> illustrious Americans and that he may have tackled some of them in his
> historical novels. It wouldn't surprise me to learn he had tucked
> himself in
> as well. Sorry I can't be more specific, but it's a place to start.
>
> Why do you ask?
>
> Carolyn
>
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