Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004962, Thu, 30 Mar 2000 07:51:53 -0800

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Cinematogenic Nymphets & You Gin, One Gin! (fwd)
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From: "Bouazza, Abdellah" <Abdellah.Bouazza@COMPAQ.COM>

Dear List,

As VN predicted many years ago, he is still remembered as the author of
Lolita and translator of Eugene Onegin.

A propos American beauties and starlets, personally, I find Nathalie
Portman's part in Luc Besson's film LEON ,which has gone virtually unnoticed
(and which, let me add, was brought out censored in the USA) the best
"Lolita" I have ever seen, although Dominique Swain's interpretation is not
without merit.

Recently published by the Oxford University Press, Oxford Guide to
Literature in English Translation, edited by Peter France (ISBN
0-19-818359-3), a gripping book which starts fittingly, I think, by
mentioning Pushkin and VN. Please see index for the various references to
VN.

Abdellah Bouazza, The Netherlands <abdellah.bouazza@compaq.com>.