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Re: Nabokov and Faulkner (fwd)
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To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Re: Nabokov and Faulkner (fwd)
D. Barton Johnson
Department of Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies
Phelps Hall
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone and Fax: (805) 687-1825
Home Phone: (805) 682-4618
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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 13:26:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
I also have found it difficult to explain why Nabokov would reject all of
Faulkner without making exceptions for works like S & F. I think part of
the reason was Nabokov's dislike of "regional" writers, whether in Russia
or in the US. I am not sure he ever went beyond his original prejudice
against Faulkner's "peripheral" origins to give his writings a real
chance.
Galya Diment
Subject: Re: Nabokov and Faulkner (fwd)
D. Barton Johnson
Department of Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies
Phelps Hall
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone and Fax: (805) 687-1825
Home Phone: (805) 682-4618
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 13:26:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
I also have found it difficult to explain why Nabokov would reject all of
Faulkner without making exceptions for works like S & F. I think part of
the reason was Nabokov's dislike of "regional" writers, whether in Russia
or in the US. I am not sure he ever went beyond his original prejudice
against Faulkner's "peripheral" origins to give his writings a real
chance.
Galya Diment