Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0000715, Wed, 13 Sep 1995 10:10:03 -0700

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Nabokov in fiction (fwd)
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Mac Daly's query re VN mentions in fiction is fertile
ground. A good many come to mind among which I shall mention only Roberta
Smoodin's novel _Inventing Ivanov_. I recall another in one of William F.
spy thrillers.
It might be amusing to compile a list of such references. Jeff
Edmunds' entry below is a good starting point. BTW, I seem to recall that
VN was rather condescending about Field's novel which I found amusing.
DBJ


From: Jeff Edmunds <JHE@psulias.psu.edu>

Re Mac Daly's query about Nabokov as a fictional character.

VN appears several times by name in Andrew Field's novel _Fractions_. One
might also point out that Nabokov often appears in his *own* novels as an
incidental character. King, Queen, Knave, for example.

Jeff Edmunds
jhe@psulias.psu.edu