Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0009039, Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:31:08 -0800

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Fw: The Lemniskater
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MessageEDNOTE. Dmitri Nabokov has very kindly sent us the Russian original and his English translation of the 1925 poem "The Skater." It appears with five others in the Cambridge-based journal Areté.

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From: Dmitri Nabokov
To: don barton johnson
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 12:28 PM
Subject: FW: The Lemniskater



-----Original Message-----
From: Dmitri Nabokov
Sent: vendredi, 12. décembre 2003 17:23
Subject: The Lemniskater


Dear Don,

I attach my translation of VN's "The Skater." It is one of six translated VN poems that appear in the Winter 2003 Areté (www.aretemagazine.com), together with other good stuff. I was tempted to change the title in honor of the recent discussion about lemniscates. The design described is one variety of lemniscate, although not the one that was the object of debate.

Dmitri
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