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Re: Millhauser's _Mullhouse_ (fwd)
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EDITOR'S NOTE. Millhauser's _Mullhouse_ is indeed a fine novel that would,
I think, appeal to many Nabokovians.
On Thu, 30 May 1996, Robert Devereaux wrote:
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> > "With that twist in mind it's fair to surmise that 'Mullhouse' was
> > written with at least a sidelong glance at Nabokov's 'Pale Fire';
> > it's a parody of a parody. But of the two, Millhauser's is easily
> > the better book--subtler, creepier, more clever and perverse, funnier,
> > and line for line more beautifully written."
>
> Actually, for those who've not read *Mullhouse* it is indeed a beautiful
> novel, one of my very favorites. I lose patience with much of the rest
> of Millhauser's work, but he was spot on in this little gem.
> --
> Robert Devereaux
> Author of DEADWEIGHT and WALKING WOUNDED (Dell)
> bobdev@fc.hp.com
> Fort Collins, CO
> (970) 229-3423
>
I think, appeal to many Nabokovians.
On Thu, 30 May 1996, Robert Devereaux wrote:
> This message was originally submitted by bobdev@SWTTOOLS.FC.HP.COM to the
> NABOKV-L list at UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU. If you simply forward it back to the list,
> using a mail command that generates "Resent-" fields (ask your local user
> support or consult the documentation of your mail program if in doubt), it will
> be distributed and the explanations you are now reading will be removed
> automatically. If on the other hand you edit the contributions you receive into
> a digest, you will have to remove this paragraph manually. Finally, you should
> be able to contact the author of this message by using the normal "reply"
> function of your mail program.
>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (15 lines) ------------------
> > "With that twist in mind it's fair to surmise that 'Mullhouse' was
> > written with at least a sidelong glance at Nabokov's 'Pale Fire';
> > it's a parody of a parody. But of the two, Millhauser's is easily
> > the better book--subtler, creepier, more clever and perverse, funnier,
> > and line for line more beautifully written."
>
> Actually, for those who've not read *Mullhouse* it is indeed a beautiful
> novel, one of my very favorites. I lose patience with much of the rest
> of Millhauser's work, but he was spot on in this little gem.
> --
> Robert Devereaux
> Author of DEADWEIGHT and WALKING WOUNDED (Dell)
> bobdev@fc.hp.com
> Fort Collins, CO
> (970) 229-3423
>