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Re: VN's worst novel? (fwd)
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From: Robert Daeley <rdaeley@empirenet.com>
>EDITOR'S NOTE. Responders to Heather Lowe's query are requested to
>briefly explain their choice.
>
>At 02:30 PM 1/24/96 -0800, Heather Lowe wrote:
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>I would be interested in hearing list members' opinions on what they consider
>to be Nabokov's weakest novel.
Is there such a thing as a "weak" Nabokov novel? An oxymoron if I've
ever heard one. :)
If one has to choose: _Mary_, VVN's first book, with something of the
awkwardness of such creatures. But oh, what promise he showed!
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Robert Daeley * rdaeley@empirenet.com
Luzhin Defence Centre
<http://www.empirenet.com/~rdaeley/>
"Save a Life: Kill Your Television."
>EDITOR'S NOTE. Responders to Heather Lowe's query are requested to
>briefly explain their choice.
>
>At 02:30 PM 1/24/96 -0800, Heather Lowe wrote:
>
>I would be interested in hearing list members' opinions on what they consider
>to be Nabokov's weakest novel.
Is there such a thing as a "weak" Nabokov novel? An oxymoron if I've
ever heard one. :)
If one has to choose: _Mary_, VVN's first book, with something of the
awkwardness of such creatures. But oh, what promise he showed!
--
Robert Daeley * rdaeley@empirenet.com
Luzhin Defence Centre
<http://www.empirenet.com/~rdaeley/>
"Save a Life: Kill Your Television."