Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010366, Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:04:41 -0700

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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:13:47 +0900
From: Akiko Nakata <a-nakata@courante.plala.or.jp>

Don, Yes, it must be Le Pere Goriot. If my memory is
correct, he made a fortune selling bread during a famine.
Akiko
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DBJ: Aha! NOW "the little sandwiches" and "special shop" make sense. As does
also the implied parallel of HP's unaccountable love for Armande (which ends by
destroying him) and Goriot's ruin & death from his ungrateful daughters.
It might be helpful if someone could add a bit of detail,e.g., did Goriot own a
store or bakery? (Cf the sandwiches.)




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From: Donald B. Johnson
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Subject: TT-17 Pere Igor?



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Date:Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:18:16 +0900
From: Akiko Nakata a-nakata@courante.plala.or.jpe

4.01: Pere Igor: puns on Prince Igor?

EDNOTE. Perhaps, but also possibly to Balzac's 1834 _Le Pere Goriot_ who
squanders his fortune to advance his daughters and ends up dying alone and
pennyless. Does anyone recall how Goriot made his fortune?




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