Vladimir Nabokov

Mollaret, Damien. Le Détour par l’autre. Plurilinguisme et pseudonymie (Pessoa, Nabokov, Borges, Gary). 2022

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Le Détour par l’autre. Plurilinguisme et pseudonymie (Pessoa, Nabokov, Borges, Gary)
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817
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The polyglot writers Pessoa, Nabokov, Borges, and Gary occasionally abandoned their native languages, adopted pseudonyms, and invented fictional alter egos. These experiences of otherness sparked literary creation while allowing them to chart a course toward themselves.