Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0011274, Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:30:04 -0800

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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:13:43 -0500
From: Leland de la Durantaye <deladur@fas.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: Leland de la Durantaye <deladur@fas.harvard.edu>
Subject: dismemberment?
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum

Suffice it to say that Livry has called Dmitry Nabokov "a small Oedipus
still struggling with his father's shadow," while Nabokov has described
Livry as a hardened criminal who once planned to kill and dismember his
ex-wife and her lesbian lover. (from Moscow Times)

Is there any truth in this (the dismemberment plans)?

Sincerely,


Leland de la Durantaye
Assistant Professor
Department of English and American Language and Literature
Harvard University
Barker Center
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
phone: 1 617 496 4904
fax: 1 617 496 8737
email: deladur@fas.harvard.edu
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EDNOTE: I regard both assertions with considerable doubt.

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