Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0011313, Sat, 9 Apr 2005 11:39:12 -0700

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Fw: Bras d ´Or ?? - J-4
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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:29:06 -0300
From: Jansy Berndt de Souza Mello <jansy@aetern.us>
Reply-To: Jansy Berndt de Souza Mello <jansy@aetern.us>
Subject: Fw: Bras d ´Or - J-4
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum

Dear List,

There are frequent references in Ada to "Bras d´Or" which have certainly nothing
to do with "Brasil" and, geographically doesn´t even come close to it.
I wonder if this "d´O" is to add more emphasis to the other "d´O" characters (
Baron D´O or Skonky ) or if it is a reference to a famous vintage cognac,
Hennessy´s " Bras d´Or".
Jansy

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EDNOTE. I think ADAOnline has something on this. I suspect your cognac
suggestion is quite plausible and perhaps "donkey" lurks somewhere in Baron
D'Onsky.
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