Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004048, Thu, 6 May 1999 13:31:54 -0700

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Re: Nabokov and Mathematics (fwd)
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From: Susan Elizabeth Sweeney <sweeney@holycross.edu>

Nabokov's protagonist muses about "the arithmetic of Oriental debauchery"
(that is, the supposed sexual thrill that results from the difference in
ages between man and little girl) at the beginning of The Enchanter.

Susan Elizabeth Sweeney
English Department
Holy Cross College