Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003945, Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:47:31 -0700

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Re: VN and Finnegan's Wake (fwd)
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From: M. Cotugno <mxc52@psu.edu>

I can't take credit for the answer, but thought I'd pass it along anyway
and receive credit as the messenger.

Marianne

>It's from Strong Opinions, p. 71--"the unfortunate Finnegans Wake is
>nothing but a formless and dull mass of phony folklore, a cold pudding of a
>book, a persistent snore in the next room, most aggravating to the
>insomniac I am."
>Mike Begnal

At 11:47 AM 4/20/99 -0700, you wrote:
>From: Kristin Eliasberg <kristin@pen.org>
>
>Is anyone familiar with the exact wording of VN's description of "Finnegan's
>Wake?" I believe it's something like, "A cold puding of a book, like a
>persistent snore in the next room." I am trying to fact-check this and am
>not even sure where to find it. . . Would very much appreciate hearing from
>anyone who has the exact quote.
>
>Thanks Kristin