Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0002954, Wed, 18 Mar 1998 19:24:36 -0800

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Re: gifted readers
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From: Brian Boyd <b.boyd@auckland.ac.nz>

Can anybody help me pinpoint a comment I want to quote but can't
locate? Asked something like was he fond of mocking, or did he
despise, his readers, Nabokov replied something like "But one's
readers are the most varied and gifted in the world."

Any clues?

Thanks.


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