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EDNOTE. While it may seem odd to offer a quote from one of VN's
arch-enemies, this one is certainly apt.
For a survey of the complex relationship between VN & Sartre, see my
article in the first issue of NABOKOV STUDIES.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Grundy" <nick@bsad.org>
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> Are we allowed quotes which are not by dear old V.V.N. himself? If so, I
> propose:
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> Mr. Nabokov [...] never writes without watching himself in the act of
> writing, just as others listen to themselves speaking, and he is almost
> exclusively interested in the subtle workings of his own reflective
> consciousness.
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> Jean-Paul Sartre, in Nabokov: The Critical Heritage, p.65; originally in a
> review for _Europe_ (1939)
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arch-enemies, this one is certainly apt.
For a survey of the complex relationship between VN & Sartre, see my
article in the first issue of NABOKOV STUDIES.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Grundy" <nick@bsad.org>
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> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (11
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> Are we allowed quotes which are not by dear old V.V.N. himself? If so, I
> propose:
>
> Mr. Nabokov [...] never writes without watching himself in the act of
> writing, just as others listen to themselves speaking, and he is almost
> exclusively interested in the subtle workings of his own reflective
> consciousness.
>
> Jean-Paul Sartre, in Nabokov: The Critical Heritage, p.65; originally in a
> review for _Europe_ (1939)
>