Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004474, Thu, 14 Oct 1999 16:58:15 -0700

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QUERY: ADA's "Thank Log"
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EDITOR's NOTE. See my comment below. Perhaps someone has other
suggestions?

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On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Stefano Bartezzaghi wrote:

> I am contributing the wordgames to the new italian translation of
> Nabokov's Ada by Margherita Crepax. Margherita suggested I write to you
> about a problem we can't solve: What is the meaning of the expression
> <Thanks Log>? Neither Nabokov or Boyd dedicated a note to <Log> and we
> don't know how to translate it into italian. Can you help us? I hope so,
> and in any case thank you for your attention.
> Sincerly yours
> Stefano Bartezzaghi

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DBJ NOTE. I've always assumed that on Antiterra where the action takes
place that "Thank Log" was the equivalent of Terra's "Thank God!". On
Antiterra, the LOGOS (word) is God.