Re: Russian connection

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Some interesting questions - I envy you, I'd love to read Nabokov in his
original tongue!

> - I read somewhere (I forgot where) that Nabokov admired Salinger. Is
that
> true? How about vice versa?

We were just talking about this awhile back, it's a shame you missed it.
What little I know is that Nabokov once did a lecture at a university where
he nominated and read excerpts from the works of his favourite authors, and
one of Salinger's was in there. Unfortunately I don't know which one - and
I have no idea (although I'd love to know) if Salinger was a fan of
Nabokov/

> - From Franny and Zooey it is clear that Salinger admires Tolstoy. How
> about other Russian writers?

Really? How do you see the ghost of Tolstoy in Franny and Zooey???

Camille
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