Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0002085, Fri, 2 May 1997 09:32:44 -0700

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Re: Irons vs. Mason vs VN reading LOLITA (fwd)
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From: Walter Miale <wmiale@acbm.qc.ca>


Thomas E. Braun wrote:
>...for the gods to have given VN both his
>writing talent PLUS the sonority and acting talent of a James Mason or a
>Jeremy Irons would have been a bit much!

The writing talent alone is "a bit much."