[EDNOTE. Although the List has had heated discussions in the past about the Dabashi-Nafasi argument (see the Archives), Marshal Zeringue is looking for specific feedback on whether VN would have agreed with one particular critic's framing of that argument. -- SES]
Over at my books blog I made a tentative stab at what VN might have said about the politics & literature angle to the Dabashi-Nafisi argument over Reading Lolita in Tehran . (I was riffing on a piece in Slate today.)
My (short) blog post is here:
In it I follow my conjecture with a pledge to consult some experts. . . which leads me to NABOKV-L. I wonder if the List has thoughts on the question of what VN might have said? I can also be contacted directly at
bolling.binx@gmail.com.
Marshal Zeringue