A recent translation of Pamuk's 2008 collection of essays and a story* to the Portuguese highlighted Nabokov through Pamuk's references, a long quote from "the barber of Kasbeam"'s episode.in particular and the delights of reading "Lolita" and his other writings.

 
Cf. Vladimir Nabokov | Todoprosa - VEJA.com Vladimir Nabokov. 05/11/2010. às 9:35 \ Resenha ... Atrás da beleza dos livros de Nabokov há sempre algo de sinistro (ele usou essa palavra num dos seus ...) veja.abril.com.br/blog/todoprosa/tag/vladimir-nabokov/ - “Outras cores – ensaios e um conto”, extensa coleção de textos esparsos do escritor turco Orhan Pamuk (Companhia das Letras, tradução do inglês de Berilo Vargas, 480 páginas, R$ 57,00)
veja.abril.com.br/blog/todoprosa/tag/vladimir-nabokov/.

 

* Other Colors: Essays and a Story Orhan Pamuk, Vintage International, 2008 - In the three decades that Nobel prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk has devoted himself to writing fiction, he has also produced scores of witty, moving, and provocative essays and articles. He engages the work of Nabokov, Kundera, Rushdie, and Vargas Llosa, among others, and he discusses his own books and writing process. We also learn how he lives, as he recounts his successful struggle to quit smoking, describes his relationship with his daughter, and reflects on the controversy he has attracted in recent years. Here is a thoughtful compilation of a brilliant novelist's best nonfiction, offering different perspectives on his lifelong obsessions with loneliness, contentment, and the books and cities that have shaped his experience.