Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0012638, Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:52:10 -0400

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Re: butterflies on 4/23
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> Movement in a random (unpredictable) manner is supposed to help the
insect
avoid predation

What a good metaphor to VN style in writing! Unpredictable manner
employed
by creative mind to avoid predation by philistine readers. And all
"random"
movements suddenly acquire purpose after we painstakingly trace the
patterns
in our re-readings.

- George

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