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Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 01:28:27 -0400
From: George Shimanovich <gshiman@optonline.net>
Reply-To: George Shimanovich <gshiman@optonline.net>
Subject: committees of spirits in Pnin - forward reference to TT ?
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum
The other day, I was re-reading 'Pnin', and paused upon reference to
committees of spirits at the end of chapter 5. While walking under pines of
Onkwedo resort, Timofey relives Mira's brutal death in Buhenwald, so close
to cultural center of 'that nation of universities'. He does not believe in
omnipotent G-d but, vaguely, in democracy of spirits who constantly meet in
committees deciding fate of living. Mira, her and Pnin's parents deciding
Timofey's fate? In a strange way I find similarity between Pnin and Hugh
Person, as between Liza and Armande. Pnin is quite transparent to Waindell
academia too, although with different result and they are no spirits, of
course.
BTW I just came upon quite complete (50 titles, many hard-covers, Pnin
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George Shimanovich
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