Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008681, Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:50:08 -0700

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Nabokov bibliography; Sergei Nabokov on Kutuzov query
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EDNOTE. The Serge Nabokov referred to here is not VN's brother Sergey
Vladimirovch N., but Sergey Sergeyevich N, VN's first cousin who wrote
about (family) history.
Auteur(s) : Nabokov, Serge (1902-....)
Lastours, Sophie de
Titre(s) : Koutouzov [Texte imprimé] : le vainqueur de Napoléon / Serge
Nabokov, Sophie de Lastours
Publication : Paris : A. Michel, 1990
-Imprimeur / Fabricant : 85-Luçon : Impr. Pollina
Description matérielle : 332 p. : ill., couv. ill. en coul. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 329-332
Sujet(s) : Koutouzov , Mikhail Illarionovitch (1745-1813)
NABOKV-L thanksMM for his information.
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From: "Maciej Mrozik" <mrozik78@poczta.onet.pl>
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> Dear List,
>
> A search for "Nabokov" on amazon UK turned up this entry:
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> "Koutouzov: Le vainqueur de Napoléon
> Serge Nabokov
> Availability: we are currently unable to offer this title. It may be out
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> stock with the publisher or out of print. If you would like to purchase
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> title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it has
> become available.
> Edition: Unknown Binding"
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> Would anyone enlighten me on whether this is *the* Sergei Nabokov (i.e.
> Vladimir's brother)?
> I am currently working on an article (maybe short essay would be a better
> term) on Sergei Nabokov (in relation to VN's works) and this sort of
trivia
> might enliven the thing slightly. In "Speak, Memory" VN writes (about
> Sergei): "At six or seven he developed a passionate adulation, condoned by
> Mademoiselle, for Napoleon and took a little bronze bust of him to bed."
> (London: Penguin 1967, 198). This leads me to think he may be the author
> of such a book (or brochure, or whatever it is) - though Kutuzov seems one
> of the less plausible subjects. Grossman's article, my main source (apart
> from
> "SM" itself and Brian Boyd's monograph), does not mention anything of the
> sort. On the other hand, there are other Sergei Nabokovs to consider...
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> And now re Don Johnson's (often repeated) call for bibliographical
> information on forthcoming articles: Three of my articles on Nabokov are
> coming out shortly (whatever that means). They are all in Polish, I'm
> afraid:
> 1. "Dwujêzyczno¶æ w twórczo¶ci Vladimira Nabokova". An article on
> Nabokov's bilinguality in "Stylistyka".
> 2. "Moralno¶æ i realno¶æ. Asystent re¿ysera - komentarz z dygresjami". An
> article on "The Assistant Producer" in "Twórczo¶æ" (hence my long
forgotten
> and still unanswered query on this list),
> 3. "M±¿ jako czytelnik. ¯e gdy raz w Aleppo... Vladimira Nabokova -
> propozycje lektury". An article on "That in Aleppo Once..." in "Teksty
> Drugie".
> I'll let you know more in a separate posting once any of these articles
> actually
> appears in print.
>
> Best regards,
> Maciej Mrozik
>