Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0007822, Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:10:09 -0700

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Fw: "The Vane Sisters" and Mary Valesky
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EDNOTE. Marie Valesky is a fellow student from whom Sybil borrows a pen
during a French lit. final exam. But is the name an allusion? NB that the
story is filled with coded messages.
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From: "marie bouchet" <mmariebouchet@hotmail.com>
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> Dear List,
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> Rereading "The Vane Sisters", I noticed that Sybil writes her death note
> with "Mary Valesky's fountain pen".
> I wonder if anyone knows if "Mary Valesky" refers to any character in
> Russian literature or history.
> Many thanks,
> Marie C. Bouchet.
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