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The most transgressive book ever published ("souffler" in Lolita
and beyond)
and beyond)
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[EDNOTE. James Twiggs sends a link to "As American as Apple Pie," an
essay by Christopher Hitchens in Vanity Fair, which traces the cultural
history and increased acceptability of fellatio. The opening focuses on
Lolita, in particular. -- SES]
[. . .] Vladimir Nabokov spoke perfect Russian and French before he
became the unrivaled master of English prose, and his 1955 masterpiece,
Lolita, was considered the most transgressive book ever published. (It
may still be.) Why, then, could he not bring himself to write the words
"blow" or "blowjob"? [. . .]
Here's a link to the rest of Hitchen's provocative essay :
http://www.vanityfair.com/features/general/articles/060607fege05
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essay by Christopher Hitchens in Vanity Fair, which traces the cultural
history and increased acceptability of fellatio. The opening focuses on
Lolita, in particular. -- SES]
[. . .] Vladimir Nabokov spoke perfect Russian and French before he
became the unrivaled master of English prose, and his 1955 masterpiece,
Lolita, was considered the most transgressive book ever published. (It
may still be.) Why, then, could he not bring himself to write the words
"blow" or "blowjob"? [. . .]
Here's a link to the rest of Hitchen's provocative essay :
http://www.vanityfair.com/features/general/articles/060607fege05
Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm