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Re: Three questions (fwd)
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 12:18:04 -0800
From: Ian & Laurie Stoba <stoba@earthlink.net>
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
Subject: Re: Three questions (fwd)
>2. In "Nikolay Gogol", VN compares the ephemeral homunculi popping out of
>"Government Inspector" characters' speech to " the little firm heads of witch
>doctors bursting out of the body of an African explorer in a famous short
>story". What story?
>
I believe the "short story" in question must be Conrad's "Heart of
Darkness". I don't remember in what context, but there are other comments
by VN regarding Conrad and the diminutive nature of his work.
Regards,
Laurie Mandigo-Stoba
(stoba@earthlink.net)
From: Ian & Laurie Stoba <stoba@earthlink.net>
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
Subject: Re: Three questions (fwd)
>2. In "Nikolay Gogol", VN compares the ephemeral homunculi popping out of
>"Government Inspector" characters' speech to " the little firm heads of witch
>doctors bursting out of the body of an African explorer in a famous short
>story". What story?
>
I believe the "short story" in question must be Conrad's "Heart of
Darkness". I don't remember in what context, but there are other comments
by VN regarding Conrad and the diminutive nature of his work.
Regards,
Laurie Mandigo-Stoba
(stoba@earthlink.net)