Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003791, Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:59:51 -0800

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LO film & Australian politics
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EDITORIAL NOTE. Brian Boyd <b.boyd@auckland.ac.nz> sends in the item
below. Could any susbcriber in Australia, fill in the picture?
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Lolita is causing a ruckus in Australia, where the Howard government has a
precarious majority in the Senate, the balance of power being held by one
conservative independent, whose vote the government seems to be soliciting
by attacking the Lolita movie (and perhaps asking for a restriction greater
than R18).