Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003216, Wed, 22 Jul 1998 16:18:26 -0700

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Re: lolita and the 100 best novels ... (fwd)
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"1984" better than "Pale Fire"?
"Animal Farm" better than "Pnin"?
"A Handful of Dust" better than "Laughter in the Dark"?
"Lord of the Flies" better than "Invitation to a Beheading"?
"Of Human Bondage" better than "Ada"?
Well, perhaps we on this list are blinded by the dazzling light of our
author's brilliant talent, but, like Mac Reynolds, there are few writers I

will read again and again: Nabokov is number one on the list. (Rushdie, I
must
admit, though not foremost his "100 best" entry, is number two.)
Like all such lists, this one is filled with absurdities, its choices
reflecting the confused aesthetic of a random (forgive the pun) roomful of
people.
But better to be on it than not (where is "Fifth Business"? not as good
as ...
? oh, well, one could go on for hours....)
Christopher Berg
Tentender@aol.com