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EDNOTE. NABOKV-L also thanks D.K.Holm, Mark Bennet, and Sam Schuman for
their responses. Sam Schuman, who was a Fresh Writing Instructor under
Appel's supervision at Northwestern, attests to the independent existence of
the latter.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Troy Patterson" <troy_patterson@EW.COM>
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> In a review of STRONG OPINIONS titled PROFESSOR V. NABOKOV:
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> "The best of the interviews are the ones with Alfred Appel, Jr.--plainly a
> Nabokovian invention--the "Jr." is one giveaway. Another is that Mr.
Appel's
> questions are often longer and wittier than the Professor's answers. Can
> this mean that an intellectual comedy team is being discreetly tried out
in
> these pages?"
>
> It first ran in The Observer on May 12, 1974 and appears in Vidal's UNITED
> STATES.
>
> --Troy Patterson
their responses. Sam Schuman, who was a Fresh Writing Instructor under
Appel's supervision at Northwestern, attests to the independent existence of
the latter.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Troy Patterson" <troy_patterson@EW.COM>
>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (12
lines) ------------------
> In a review of STRONG OPINIONS titled PROFESSOR V. NABOKOV:
>
> "The best of the interviews are the ones with Alfred Appel, Jr.--plainly a
> Nabokovian invention--the "Jr." is one giveaway. Another is that Mr.
Appel's
> questions are often longer and wittier than the Professor's answers. Can
> this mean that an intellectual comedy team is being discreetly tried out
in
> these pages?"
>
> It first ran in The Observer on May 12, 1974 and appears in Vidal's UNITED
> STATES.
>
> --Troy Patterson