Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0002348, Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:05:30 -0700

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Re: Lolita. A Question (fwd)
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From: Charles Nicol <EJNICOL@root.indstate.edu>


I believe that the correct answer is not *The Catcher in the Rye*,
published in 1951, but
Ralph Ellison's *Invisible Man*, published in 1952 and ranked above
*Lolita* in some important poll (possibly the one you mention) a
number of years ago. --Charles Nicol