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Nabokov's first language?
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Someone pointed out to me today that English was Nabokov's first language.
As he's Russian, I had no idea this was the case. His wiki says: "The
family spoke Russian, English, and French in their household, and Nabokov
was trilingual from an early age. In fact, much to his patriotic father's
chagrin, Nabokov could read and write English before he could Russian. "
Is this true? Being wikipedia, it should have a citation for this statement,
but it doesn't. He may have mentioned this in Speak Memory though, that's
one of his books that I haven't read yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov
Emily
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted.
You should live several lives while reading it.
-William Styron
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As he's Russian, I had no idea this was the case. His wiki says: "The
family spoke Russian, English, and French in their household, and Nabokov
was trilingual from an early age. In fact, much to his patriotic father's
chagrin, Nabokov could read and write English before he could Russian. "
Is this true? Being wikipedia, it should have a citation for this statement,
but it doesn't. He may have mentioned this in Speak Memory though, that's
one of his books that I haven't read yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov
Emily
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted.
You should live several lives while reading it.
-William Styron
Search archive with Google:
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=site:listserv.ucsb.edu&HL=en
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm
Visit "Nabokov Online Journal:" http://www.nabokovonline.com
Manage subscription options: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/