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Re: [NABOKV-L] one more anagramS K-B: No enduring mystery, JM. Fartuk is po-russki for APRON (nom. sing.). The coachman who happens to be called Fartukov has probably endured a lifetime of giggles
JM: Thanks, S K-B! "Fartuk" means apron ( with a contraceptive hint in ADA?). Indeed, VN plays with names, like butlers named Bouteillan and Bout, or Mlle La Rivière, establishing not-so-playful associations through this kind of redundancy, unlike Dickens' names, for example, or mockingly clever anagrams, like "Avida Dolars" for Salvador Dali.
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JM: Thanks, S K-B! "Fartuk" means apron ( with a contraceptive hint in ADA?). Indeed, VN plays with names, like butlers named Bouteillan and Bout, or Mlle La Rivière, establishing not-so-playful associations through this kind of redundancy, unlike Dickens' names, for example, or mockingly clever anagrams, like "Avida Dolars" for Salvador Dali.
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