Re: great minds think alike
Lauren N Passot (madbravo@juno.com)
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 20:41:24 -0500
It could be called "Glass Nymphets". Just kidding. I love both Salinger
and Nabokov.
Best,
Lauren
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On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:20:56 +1000 Camille Scaysbrook
<verona_beach@geocities.com> writes:
>
>> i'm not suggesting that salinger was influenced by nabokov (though
>he may
>have
>> been, the first english translation of Despair came out in 1937. i
>don't
>know
>> about his other works.). i'm just pointing out what i consider an
>interesting
>> coincidence of great literary minds thinking alike.
>
>A little while ago we were discussing the fact that yes, in fact
>Nabokov
>was fond of Salinger's work, and even chose one of his stories to read
>out
>at a seminar as one of his favourite works (and no, I don't know which
>one
>- I was hoping someone would help me with that, that's why I posted!).
>Have
>you read `Pale Fire' by any chance? Because we were also talking about
>the
>similarities between John Shade and Seymour. Boy oh boy, imagine if
>Salinger and Nabokov had collaborated on something. *That* would have
>been
>something to read!
>
>Camille
>verona_beach@geocities.com
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