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QUERY: Other writers' disparagement or envy of VN?
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I recommend caution in attributing motives to others, especially motives
that they would deny. For example, as I recall, Richard Stern gave a
negative review to Pnin. If I say he did it because he was envious, and
he says he did it out of a desire to protect Literature from minor and
flawed work, there's really no way of knowing who's right. And even if
a critic is in fact envious, that motive matters far less than the
substance of the criticism.
Jay Livingston
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that they would deny. For example, as I recall, Richard Stern gave a
negative review to Pnin. If I say he did it because he was envious, and
he says he did it out of a desire to protect Literature from minor and
flawed work, there's really no way of knowing who's right. And even if
a critic is in fact envious, that motive matters far less than the
substance of the criticism.
Jay Livingston
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