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Nabokov sighting: "Vladimir Nabokov Didn't Have to Put Up with
Payroll"
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In McSweeney's "Short Imagined Monologues":
"Vladimir Nabokov Didn't Have to Put Up with Payroll"
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/26nabokovpayroll.html
Below follow the first three paragraphs:
He didn't waste a precious second considering the proper allotment of shift
differential or overtime pay. And you know why? Because, back then, people
respected creative genius.
Teri, you're my boss-my "patron," if you will-and all I ask is similar
treatment.
Vladimir Nabokov never had to worry about the vending machine. He didn't
have to keep a constant vigil to ensure that Lydia, the overweight Group
Leader who becomes frustrated when the peanut M&M's get stuck, wasn't in the
process of wrecking the whole contraption with violent shakes. No, old Vlad
didn't concern himself with those matters. People took care of him. They
understood an artist's need for serenity and isolation.
Best,
Juan
-- http://fulmerford.com/
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"Vladimir Nabokov Didn't Have to Put Up with Payroll"
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/26nabokovpayroll.html
Below follow the first three paragraphs:
He didn't waste a precious second considering the proper allotment of shift
differential or overtime pay. And you know why? Because, back then, people
respected creative genius.
Teri, you're my boss-my "patron," if you will-and all I ask is similar
treatment.
Vladimir Nabokov never had to worry about the vending machine. He didn't
have to keep a constant vigil to ensure that Lydia, the overweight Group
Leader who becomes frustrated when the peanut M&M's get stuck, wasn't in the
process of wrecking the whole contraption with violent shakes. No, old Vlad
didn't concern himself with those matters. People took care of him. They
understood an artist's need for serenity and isolation.
Best,
Juan
-- http://fulmerford.com/
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