Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0010828, Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:46:22 -0800

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Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:18:03 +0900
From: Akiko Nakata <a-nakata@courante.plala.or.jp>


Dear All,

Some of you might remember the photo (courtesy of Eric Favre) I sent to N-L
two years ago.

Could VN have seen the photo sometime before/while working on TT? The dog is
not a spitz and it does not look so melancholic, though. ("The lady, when
she voyaged herself, generally took with her a small animal, choosing from
among those that were most melancholic" Ch. 25).

From Tom Bolt (Sent to N-L: Saturday, September 07, 2002):

"First Punic interpretation:

If this spitz wakes up and begins to yap, does he become Amilcar
barker?"

Best wishes,
Akiko

PS About Amilcar, see: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/amilcar/ .

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