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Dmitri Nabokov on VN/Bellow & other matters
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EDITOR's NOTE. Below, Dmitri Nabokov responses to the query about VN &
Saul Bellow (a.k.a "Mr. Dukes", the author of PUFFER--as ADA has it
[342]). The "Easter Rain" story referred to below is an early story
long-lost in the backfiles of an obscure emigre newspaper.
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DN writes:
The only response that a very hasty search yields is in fact from
Brian▓s American Years, page 491:
⌠He [VN] also read and enjoyed Anthony Burgess▓s Malay trilogy and
began to read Saul Bellow▓s Herzog, but found himself too bored to
continue.■
Of course, we all know these are not black-and-white matters. There were
many cases where VN▓s assessments varied with periods and individual
works (e.g. Dostoyevski, Pasternak et many al).
By the way, I have just approved page proofs of Englished "EASTER RAIN"
for publication in CONJUNCTIONS and inclusions in next edition of
COLLECTED
STORIES.
Best greetings,
DN
Saul Bellow (a.k.a "Mr. Dukes", the author of PUFFER--as ADA has it
[342]). The "Easter Rain" story referred to below is an early story
long-lost in the backfiles of an obscure emigre newspaper.
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DN writes:
The only response that a very hasty search yields is in fact from
Brian▓s American Years, page 491:
⌠He [VN] also read and enjoyed Anthony Burgess▓s Malay trilogy and
began to read Saul Bellow▓s Herzog, but found himself too bored to
continue.■
Of course, we all know these are not black-and-white matters. There were
many cases where VN▓s assessments varied with periods and individual
works (e.g. Dostoyevski, Pasternak et many al).
By the way, I have just approved page proofs of Englished "EASTER RAIN"
for publication in CONJUNCTIONS and inclusions in next edition of
COLLECTED
STORIES.
Best greetings,
DN