Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0012975, Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:08:53 -0400

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Re: Cover of Lolita in "Red Classics" series
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Dear Carolyn,

The depiction of Lolita from Spoken Arts doesn't deserve partiality,
yours or anyone else's. Lolita there is all super flat-chested,
big-footed pre-teen goofiness without budding sensuality and devoid of
any knowingness, which Lo certainly had, especially after her camp
experiences hinted at in her letter to "Dear Mummy and Hummy": "... I
lost my new sweater in the woods. ...."

Jerry Katsell

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