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thinks he's the Jewish Nabokov . . . (Shteyngart's Absurdistan)
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[Sandy Klein sends a link to another review (entitled "A Hebrew Falstaff
at Large," by William J. Cobb, and published on Chron.com) of Gary
Shteyngart's second novel, Absurdistan, which again cites VN's
influence. -- SES]
[. . .] Misha's nemesis is Jerry Shteynfarb, the barely disguised
fictional isomer of the author, who, it is humbly noted, "thinks he's
the Jewish Nabokov." (Think of Nabokov's Bend Sinister rewritten by the
staff of The Daily Show.) [. . .]
Here's the link to the entire review:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/books/reviews/4061105.html
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at Large," by William J. Cobb, and published on Chron.com) of Gary
Shteyngart's second novel, Absurdistan, which again cites VN's
influence. -- SES]
[. . .] Misha's nemesis is Jerry Shteynfarb, the barely disguised
fictional isomer of the author, who, it is humbly noted, "thinks he's
the Jewish Nabokov." (Think of Nabokov's Bend Sinister rewritten by the
staff of The Daily Show.) [. . .]
Here's the link to the entire review:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/books/reviews/4061105.html
Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu,chtodel@cox.net
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