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EDNOTE. Michael Juliar is the author _VLADIMIR NABOKOV. A Descriptive Bibliography_ (New York: Garland, 1906).
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Subject: Re: Fw: === Spectral Evidence? ===
From: Michael Juliar, michael@juliar.com
Traditionally, The New York Times and other papers "of record" have a staff of obit writers who roam the world interviewing obituary-worthy personalities before it is too late to get quotations, such as Thomas Bolt mentions, from them . The obituary is written up and put in the freezer until needed. As time passes and the interviewee refuses to give occasion for thawing out the article, the writers may return to the scene for more information and quotations and rewrite the thing. The interviewees often know why they are being visited. I wonder what kind of feeling it creates in the subject. For Nabokov, probably a soft smile and an inner "Of course."
----- Original Message -----
From: M Juliar
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: === Spectral Evidence? ===
From: Michael Juliar, michael@juliar.com
Traditionally, The New York Times and other papers "of record" have a staff of obit writers who roam the world interviewing obituary-worthy personalities before it is too late to get quotations, such as Thomas Bolt mentions, from them . The obituary is written up and put in the freezer until needed. As time passes and the interviewee refuses to give occasion for thawing out the article, the writers may return to the scene for more information and quotations and rewrite the thing. The interviewees often know why they are being visited. I wonder what kind of feeling it creates in the subject. For Nabokov, probably a soft smile and an inner "Of course."