Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0005707, Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:00:03 -0800

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EDITOR's NOTE. Below are some writers who write in the shadow of Nabokov. A
question of my own --- I've not read Arundhati Roy. Do any of you who have
agree (or disagree) with Kevin Fraier's suggestion. Also any thoughts on the
_Fear of Flying_ parallel to the HH/LO trip?
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From: "Kevin Frazier" <frazier@hkkk.fi>

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Here are some obvious suggestions:

Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things has phrases in it that are almost
identical to certain characteristic phrases in Lolita and Ada)

Martin Amis

Julian Barnes

John Updike

Gore Vidal (in his argument with scholars about his Lincoln novel, Vidal
mimics Nabokov's "reach for my heaviest dictionary" statement in the Wilson
debate)

Anthony Burgess

Erica Jong (the trip around Europe in Fear of Flying is a deliberate parody
of the trip around the US in Lolita)







> At 11:20 16.2.2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >-------------------
> >Dear List:
> >
> >I am writing to solicit your help in compiling a list of writers who
> >were
> >influenced by Nabokov. There are many of course, and I hope to collect
> >as
> >many names as possible.
> >
> >With thanks in advance,
> >Dana Dragunoiu
>