Maurice Couturier writes:

Dear List,

I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest book, "Nabokov's Eros and the Poetics of Desire" (Palgrave-Macmillan) with a long preface by David Lodge.

David published a revised version of his text in The Guardian on Saturday June 7. You can download it from the following address:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/07/nabokov-lolita-writing-sex-triumph-style

I take this opportunity to mention that, having completed a new novel in French, I am now writing a novel in English in which Nabokov plays a prominent role.

Bonjour to all my friends on this and the other side of our planet!

Maurice Couturier