[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:
 
http://americareads.blogspot.com/2006/11/reading-lolita-in-charlottesville.html
 
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

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