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 http://blog.loa.org/2011/01/vladimir-nabokov-shares-his-enthusiasm.html 

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Vladimir Nabokov shares his enthusiasm for Lolita jackets from around the world

The good folks at Vintage/Anchor pointed us to the following video on YouTube. Particularly delightful is Nabokov’s quip about the Turkish cover (“I'm not sure who is—who is older!”).


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVtwVcYbz7k&feature=player_embedded 
See a previous Reader’s Almanac post about the reception of Lolita upon its publication—and the hostile rejection letters Nabokov initially received.
 
 
 
 
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