Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004104, Tue, 25 May 1999 16:30:16 -0700

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>From Peter Kartsev petr@glas.apc.org

The quote comes from a Russian poem entitled "Kuby" ("The Cubes"),
presumably in DN's own translation. The original was first printed in
"Rul'" on March 9, 1924. I don't know if an English translation has ever
been published.

Peter.


NABOKV-k wrote:

> At the Town Hall centenary, Dmitri closed his remarks with this quote,
> "Good God, in this eeire, alien world, letters of life and whole lines have
> been transposed by typesettters. Let's fold our wings, my lofty angel."
> Where does this passage appear? I've been taxed all night.
>
> Doug Gurfein
> melmoth@earthlink.net