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Dear Jansy,
I am glad you noticed the similarites between Enricht
and "Psycho", something which I pointed out in my
posting of December 23, 2002.
Assuming that VN did not add that bit in his English
version but is to be found in the Russian original, I
don't think the allusion is to Hitchcock's adaptation
of Robert Bloch's 1959 homonymous novel.
Here is the said posting:
<<<Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:55 AM
Subject: KQKn & Psycho
Hello,
On my very first reading of VN's King, Queen, Knave in
the '80s I was struck by Enricht, Franz' landlord, as
a prototypical Norman Bates.
Enricht's relationship with his wife being analogous
to Norman's with his mother and the way they create
the illusion that she is alive. I don't believe
someone has ever commented on this.
Genuine writing of genius contains some prophetical
seed.
Kind regards,
Abdellah>>>