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Subject: Pnin's religion and Humbert's mailing address
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:20:04 -0500
From: Peter Ratiu <peter.ratiu@gmail.com>
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>

The cross Pnin wears is described as Greek Catholic, and so are Liza's
and Chateau's religion. The vast majority of Russians ar Orthodox, so
it would be a sociological oddity for three Russian emigres to happen
to belong to a minority religion and an artistic oddity, given
Nabokov's very dim interest in religion, to focus on this detail. On
the other hand, I can't think of a more deliberate author. Could
anyone explain?

Question #2. After two years Lolita writes to Humbert who now dwells
with Rita in an NYC apartment. How could she have possibly known the
address? Unless there is a a plausible explanation that escapes me,
this would be perhaps the only, albeit major flaw in the plot.


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