Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003958, Wed, 21 Apr 1999 11:38:59 -0700

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Re: squawk, gawk, and spoke (fwd)
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From: Donald Harington <dharingt@comp.uark.edu>

Many years ago, in TIME magazine, VN was quoted as saying that his name is
pronounced "Na-boa-koff" with a distinct glide between the second and
third syllables. I have pronounced it that way ever since.

Don