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I met Dmitri only once, at the Nabokov Centenary Festival, where he
greeted me by kissing my hand. This old world, courtly gesture lives
with me like a tattoo. RIP DN, and the two VNs. We shall miss you
forever.
---Suellen Stringer-Hye
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Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:48 AM
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Subject: [NABOKV-L] DVN, 1934-2012
In commemoration of Dmitri Nabokov's passing, I'm pausing the
forwarding of ordinary messages; the few that came in recently will
wait until late today for forwarding. I know that Dmitri Nabokov was a
great and generous help to many on this list in their research, in
addition to being an extraordinary translator, preserver, and extender
of Nabokov's literary heritage. His goodness and his presence as an
intimate link to Nabokov will be deeply missed.
It is somehow incredibly apt that in the early hours this morning,
before the news reached me, I was rereading "Signs and Symbols" and
Alexander Dolinin's article on it in preparation for this morning's
class. The two (story and reading) work together to make a perfect
image for today's (actually last night's) loss.
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/dolinin.htm
If others would like to post commemorations regarding Dmitri
Vladimirovich's role in their Nabokovian lives, I will post these
during the day, before resuming regular posts this evening.
Stephen Blackwell
All private editorial communications are
read by both co-editors.