Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0003416, Sun, 11 Oct 1998 14:05:05 -0700

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A Nabokovian faunlet (fwd)
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EDITORIAL NOTE. NABOKV-L's "Man-in-Thailand," Bennett Lerner, sends in the
multicultural curiosity below.
It triggers the thought of the bisexual, movie-actor,
faunlet "Johny Starling" in ADA. He is the protege of "Dangleleaf."
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>On Sat, 10 Oct 1998, Bennett Lerner wrote:
>> It may not be appropriate for the list, or even for Sue-Ellen's collection,
>> but I have just come across a gay porn film from Czechoslokavia, called
>> FRISKY SUMMER 3, in which the star faunlet is named "Valentino Nobokov"
>> (sic). Probably not a literary reference, but undoubtedly a nom de guerre.
>> Incidentally, faunlets are older than nymphets.