Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003692, Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:10:45 -0800

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From: Vladimir Mylnikov <mylnikov@jingxian.xmu.edu.cn>
Dear N-list,

I wonder if anyone has noticed that sometimes in Russian versions of
Nabokov's novels, the dedication "To Vera" is missing. I have a copy of
<italic>Vladimir Nabokov -- Romany</italic>, Moskva Hudozhestvennaia
Literatura, 1991, with an introduction written by A. Dolinin, containing
three novels, <italic>The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, Pnin,
</italic>and<italic> Transparent Things</italic>, and as far as I know,
the novels are all dedicated to Vera.

Also, I have a copy of <italic>Pale Fire</italic>, from Ardis
publishers, translated by Vera Nabokov, but the dedication is missing as
well.

The dedication is a very important part of his novels. Why are they
missing?

Vladimir Mylnikov, China