Nabokov: Pale Fire + Wolfelike Authors

Alex David Groce · 16 Apr 2003, 21:20 · from urth-v0304.mbox · original

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From: Alex David Groce <Alex_Groce at forlesen.modck.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: (urth) Nabokov: Pale Fire + Wolfelike Authors
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:20:23 -0400
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> Are there any other Nabokov books you would recommend for Wolfe fans
> (or just for me)?

I'll second the recommendations for _Lolita_, which is a fine book.
My personal favorite Nabokov novel, however, is _Pnin_.  It is not the
tour de force that _Pale Fire_ is, but has its own trickiness.

I've probably suggested it on the list before, but I think most Wolfe
fans would also greatly enjoy Robert Irwin's _The Arabian Nightmare_.

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