Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0000113, Thu, 16 Sep 1993 08:38:09 -0700

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Re: CHORB (fwd)
Date
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The following is a response to an inquiry about the significance of a name
in CHORB.



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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 93 10:15:51 CDT
From: Gene Barabtarlo <GRAGB@MIZZOU1.bitnet>
To: Multiple recipients of list NABOKV-L <NABOKV-L@UCSBVM>
Subject: Re: CHORB (fwd)

Her patronymic ("daughter of Klim") indicates that she is most likely of mercha
nt stock, a fact which was meant to explain to the Russian reader the tawdri-
ness of her household and set the necessary contrast (but see my note on the
matter posted in August).

Gene Barabtarlo