Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008350, Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:04:34 -0700

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From: "Dane Gill" <pennyparkerpark@hotmail.com>
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> My last post got me thinking; in what language did Nabokov and his wife
> speak to one another? I can only guess that it was multilingual. And as a
> result of however they spoke, what is their son's mother tongue(s) (born
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> Germany, raised in the US by Russian parents)? I suppose this sort of
> situation happens all the time to emigre families.Just curious. Dane
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> PS I 'm sorry if this is answered in every single Nabokov biogarphy ever
> written, but haven't read any - with the exception of Strong Opinions and
> Speak Memory, of course.
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