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From: Maurice Couturier <Maurice.Couturier@taloa.unice.fr>
Dear Nabokovians,
"Spring in Fialta" is definitely my favorite story, and I am glad to see
that John Burt Foster shares this opinion. Translating it into French,
years ago, I frequently asked myself why Nabokov did not turn it into a
novel: it has an atmosphere, a poetry which I have not found elsewhere. To
be honest, I am not a great fan of Nabokov's short stories; I have always
felt that this format did not properly suit him.
I take this opportunity to announce the publication of the first volume of
Pleiade Nabokov next October; we couldn't meet the April deadline,
unfortunately.
Best,
Maurice Couturier
Dear Nabokovians,
"Spring in Fialta" is definitely my favorite story, and I am glad to see
that John Burt Foster shares this opinion. Translating it into French,
years ago, I frequently asked myself why Nabokov did not turn it into a
novel: it has an atmosphere, a poetry which I have not found elsewhere. To
be honest, I am not a great fan of Nabokov's short stories; I have always
felt that this format did not properly suit him.
I take this opportunity to announce the publication of the first volume of
Pleiade Nabokov next October; we couldn't meet the April deadline,
unfortunately.
Best,
Maurice Couturier