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EDITOR's NOTE. Lepiodpterist Kurt Johnson is the co-author of NABOKOV's
BLUEs which is, inter alia, a fine piece of nature writing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Johnson" <belina@dellnet.com>
>
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> The May issue of Natural History Magazine, and June issue of Scientific
> American have short side by side recommendations of Nabokov's Butterflies
> and Nabokov's Blues. With a combined circulation of 1.25 million, this PR
> for Nabokov's science is welcome. In Natural History's "Bookshelf--
Natural
> Selections" and Scientific American's "The Editors' Recommend" Nabokov's
> Butterflies is centerpieced as a rich collection commemorating Nabokov's
> "outstanding" contribution to science. Both magazines admit that most
> persons, scientists included, have not previously recognized Nabokov's
> important work in biological science. Nabokov's Blues is billed as an
> "excellent companion" to the Beacon/Penguin compendium of Nabokov's work,
> further elaborating Nabokov's significant work. Scientific American
> reproduces one of the the colorful African Charaxes butterflies that
Nabokov
> drew for Vera.
>
> Kurt Johnson
>
BLUEs which is, inter alia, a fine piece of nature writing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Johnson" <belina@dellnet.com>
>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (16
lines) ------------------
> The May issue of Natural History Magazine, and June issue of Scientific
> American have short side by side recommendations of Nabokov's Butterflies
> and Nabokov's Blues. With a combined circulation of 1.25 million, this PR
> for Nabokov's science is welcome. In Natural History's "Bookshelf--
Natural
> Selections" and Scientific American's "The Editors' Recommend" Nabokov's
> Butterflies is centerpieced as a rich collection commemorating Nabokov's
> "outstanding" contribution to science. Both magazines admit that most
> persons, scientists included, have not previously recognized Nabokov's
> important work in biological science. Nabokov's Blues is billed as an
> "excellent companion" to the Beacon/Penguin compendium of Nabokov's work,
> further elaborating Nabokov's significant work. Scientific American
> reproduces one of the the colorful African Charaxes butterflies that
Nabokov
> drew for Vera.
>
> Kurt Johnson
>