Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0009569, Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:30:46 -0700

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From: "Oliver Broudy" <obro@verizon.net>
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> Greetings. I am interested in VN's thoughts on the afterlife. It's not a
> subject that he talks about much (aside from shuddering here and there at
> the prospect of no privacy) but I seem to remember him somewhere hinting
at
> the relationship between immortality and art, that the letter held forth a
> dim promise, "like a line of light beneath a darkened door." Or something
to
> that effect. I've combed through Speak, Memory and Strong Opinions and
can't
> think where else I might have read this. I would be very grateful for any
> suggestions.
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> Thanks,
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> Oliver Broudy
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