Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008971, Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:04:57 -0800

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Fw: Fw: Fw: Saul Bellow -- an earnest admirer of Pnin and
Lolita...:Martin Amis essay
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Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: Saul Bellow -- an earnest admirer of Pnin and
Lolita...:Martin Amis essay


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> Sorry to point this out, Chaz, but there was no mention of Twain anywhere
> in Amis's article, under either his name or his pseudonym. It struck me as
> a remarkable omission.
> regards
> Peter Hayes
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> >From: "Charles Nicol" <ejnicol@isugw.indstate.edu>
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> >> I'm told that Bellow has been a family friend from Martin's childhood
> >> on. This might have something to do with this announcement in The
> >> Atlantic that Bellow is not just one step above VN, but also one step
> >> above Twain, Melville, and James (all four of whom are mentioned in the
> >> article).
> >> Chaz
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