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Re: Query: KINBOT-NIKTO B. (fwd)

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Donald Barton Johnson <[log in to unmask]>

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Vladimir Nabokov Forum <[log in to unmask]>

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Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:19:04 -0800

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EDITOR's NOTE. Although Anatoly Vorobey's point (re "hyperexegesis") is
well-taken, the Botkin/Nikto(b) is not so far-fetched.
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From: Anatoly Vorobey <[log in to unmask]>
>    KINBOT - BOTKIN - NIKTO B.(NIKTO - Russian word "nobody", B - ?)

> EDITOR's NOTE. Yes, it has been noted although not frequently. There is a
> slight fly in the ointment in that in English the name is spelled KINBOTE
> with an E at the end thus marring the anagram.

Hey, no worries. With KINBOTE, we get NIKTO E.B., which means of course
that Nabokov has inserted a hidden message for us telling that his sister,
Elena Vladimirovna (V being B in Cyrillic) is a nobody (wish Nietzsche
did that with *his* sister!).

Nothing can stand in a way of someone who is determined to find
significance.

>        It is a theme for reflections.

It is indeed.

--
Anatoly Vorobey,
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