Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001320, Tue, 17 Sep 1996 14:50:28 -0700

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Re: Nabokov & Jung (fwd)
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From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>

Sergej Davydov also suggests (Garland Companion, 100.21) that when in his
1965 translation of DESPAIR Nabokov inserted a chair into Hermann's dream,
he was mocking Jung's famous dream about a golden throne representing
afterlife. I find it an intriguing and plausible suggestion.

GD