The book "V" is writing, very probably the one I
happen to be reading, is named "The Real Life of Sebastian
Knight".
Mr. Goodman's biography ( it doesn't mention SK's
half-brother, our "V", who is therefore publicly turned into a
"garrulous impostor") received the title "Tragedy of Sebastian
Knight."
Query: The choice of
omitting a more familiar "The" has a special meaning or context
for English-speaking folks?
A second (minor) query: Could
anyone inform me if there are articles that compare "V" and
Charles Kinbote?
(The first paragraph, revealing Olga Olegovna
Orlov's name and filled with personal garrulous insertions looks very
kinbotean in my eyes...)