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Re: Nabokov and hockey (fwd)
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EDITORIAL NOTE. In a fit of self-abasement, I run the following exchange
revealing an embarassing gap in my command of VN's works.
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1) On Thu, 27 Mar 1997 naiman@violet.berkeley.edu wrote:
In light of the recent signing, it might be useful to recall that Nabokov
is, I believe, the only novelist of the first order to include a hockey
game in one of his novels. I would appreciate being corrected on this
issue if I am wrong. How was Nabokov on ice? Did his goalkeeping ever
extend that far?
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2) On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Donald Barton Johnson wrote:
> Dear Eric,
> Is there actually an ice hockey game in VN work? If so, where?
> BEst, DOn
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3) From naiman@violet.berkeley.edu Thu Mar 27 20:08:08 1997
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 20:06:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Nabokov and hockey
Dear Don,
Kamera obscura, where Max sees Gorn with Magda. I think Kretchmar's
daughter catches the cold there that results in her death.
best wishes,
Eric
Generally, sporting events don't seem to work in novels. I've never been
a fan of that extended football game in Envy. Fortunately, Nabokov
concentrates more on the crowd than on the game.
revealing an embarassing gap in my command of VN's works.
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1) On Thu, 27 Mar 1997 naiman@violet.berkeley.edu wrote:
In light of the recent signing, it might be useful to recall that Nabokov
is, I believe, the only novelist of the first order to include a hockey
game in one of his novels. I would appreciate being corrected on this
issue if I am wrong. How was Nabokov on ice? Did his goalkeeping ever
extend that far?
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2) On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Donald Barton Johnson wrote:
> Dear Eric,
> Is there actually an ice hockey game in VN work? If so, where?
> BEst, DOn
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3) From naiman@violet.berkeley.edu Thu Mar 27 20:08:08 1997
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 20:06:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Nabokov and hockey
Dear Don,
Kamera obscura, where Max sees Gorn with Magda. I think Kretchmar's
daughter catches the cold there that results in her death.
best wishes,
Eric
Generally, sporting events don't seem to work in novels. I've never been
a fan of that extended football game in Envy. Fortunately, Nabokov
concentrates more on the crowd than on the game.