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Laurence Hochard ( to JM's " Is it only an impression of mine, or did Nabokov in fact reply to some of Alfred Appel's questions with an affectionate kind of mockery? In his fiction this happened, in a more cruel vein, with Mr. Goodman, Sebastian Knight's secretary") - "This is only an aside but I don't think it fair to compare Alfred Appel and Mr Goodman. this character stands for everything V., Sebastian Knight and VN find despicable: he is described as an inept critic, envious and self interested. It's not an affectionate kind of mockery even in a more cruel vein , but an all-out attack against a certain kind of literary criticism. "
JM: You are right, it may seem that I was comparing Alfred Appel Jr. and Mr.Goodman in my message about VN's mocking tone. That would not be fair in relation to Alfred Appel Jr (his Introduction to The Annotated Lolita is particularly charming - and efficient). Indeed, it would be unjust, indelicate, imprecise. Thank you for pointig it out.
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JM: You are right, it may seem that I was comparing Alfred Appel Jr. and Mr.Goodman in my message about VN's mocking tone. That would not be fair in relation to Alfred Appel Jr (his Introduction to The Annotated Lolita is particularly charming - and efficient). Indeed, it would be unjust, indelicate, imprecise. Thank you for pointig it out.
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