NABOKV-L post 0008317, Sun, 3 Aug 2003 14:37:17 -0700

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From: "Jamie L. Olson" <olsonjl@umich.edu>
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> This mention of the toothache brings to mind Arthur Koestler's 1940 novel
> _Darkness at Noon_, in which the hero, Rubashov, is imprisoned by
Communist
> authorities for political reasons. During his incarceration and
> interrogations, Rubashov has a toothache which progressively worsens as
> time passes, then suddenly disappears just before his execution,
> immediately after he has signed a statement renouncing his political views
> (that of the "Old Guard") and supporting the current regime.
>
> Jamie L. Olson
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> At 12:40 PM 08/03/2003 -0700, you wrote:
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> >From: "Aline & Alexander" <bunsan@bcn.net>
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> > > Having little Nabokov connection, but if my memory serves, a
life-saving
> > > toothache is found in
> > > The Last Gentleman
> > > by Walker Percy (Paperback -
> > > September
> > > 1999)
> > > -Sandy Drescher
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