Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0015317, Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:11:37 -0400

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VN Sighting: Daniel Handler on Lolita
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In adjoint to the post of Nov. 5, 2005, re: Lemony Snicket & Nabokov,
that's the Daniel Handler (alter ego of Lemony Snicket & creator of the
series of that name) answer to:

"Your favorite book?"

"Lolita by Nabokov. Not that I take it as a model for me, but it's an
effective description of every absolute love, and it's ending in
disaster: my favorite end."

(my translation, from the interview:
Voce dell'avverbio amore, di Enrica Brocardo. «Vanity fair» [ed.
italiana], n. 22 (7 giu. 2007), p. 153-154
the quotation at p. 154)

Giulia Visintin
Florence, Italy

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