Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010141, Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:45:39 -0700

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Re: The Gift/Lolita addendum re: Balthus (fwd) (fwd)
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EDNOTE. DN replies below. I would mention that my fadinf memory tells me
that when VN was in Hollywood Billy Wilder showed him some Balthus work.

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Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:54 PM +0200
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Subject: RE: The Gift/Lolita addendum re: Balthus (fwd)


Reply to Brian Howell: No, no connections apart from that cover and other
covers proposed by Penguin, I believe.

Best, DN



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Subject: The Gift/Lolita addendum re: Balthus (fwd)



------------------- One thing I forgot to mention was how much the passage
I quoted from _The Gift_ about the German nymph on p. 305 reminds me of
Balthus. Are there any connections between Balthus and N aside from the old
Penguin cover for _Lolita_?

Brian Howell