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THE GIFT = ADA?
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EDITOR's NOTE. Vladimir Mylnikov, teaching this term at Wesleyan, was
NABOKV-L first and only correspondent from Inner Mongolia. Trained in
Volgagrad, he taught in Mongolia and later in China. See end for my
comments on his question.
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From: Vladimir Mylnikov <vmylnikov@mail.wesleyan.edu>
Can we read "Ada" as American version of "Dar"? In terms of genre I
read "Dar" (The GIFT) in its core as a family chronicle.
Dedication in "Dar" supports this point.
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EDITOR's NOTE. The certainly occupy corresponding point in VN's Russian
and English oeuvre. They are also VN's masterworks in terms of length,
complexity,
and broadness of theme. While ADA is self-described as a family
chronicle, GIFT meets the criteria in a much less apparent way.
I am puzzled by the statement that the dedication in THE GIFT supports
the family novel idea. How so?
NABOKV-L first and only correspondent from Inner Mongolia. Trained in
Volgagrad, he taught in Mongolia and later in China. See end for my
comments on his question.
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From: Vladimir Mylnikov <vmylnikov@mail.wesleyan.edu>
Can we read "Ada" as American version of "Dar"? In terms of genre I
read "Dar" (The GIFT) in its core as a family chronicle.
Dedication in "Dar" supports this point.
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EDITOR's NOTE. The certainly occupy corresponding point in VN's Russian
and English oeuvre. They are also VN's masterworks in terms of length,
complexity,
and broadness of theme. While ADA is self-described as a family
chronicle, GIFT meets the criteria in a much less apparent way.
I am puzzled by the statement that the dedication in THE GIFT supports
the family novel idea. How so?