Er. How to speak regarding the meaning of the novel Lolita? I am trying to speak with the user JayHenry.
Ohh, this is how to do it. JayHenry, I can't wait to read the newly released half-finished novel by Nabokov. Unfortunately, I am immutably ethical, and am still not sure how I feel about it. I wasn't sure how I felt about reading Kafka's unfinished work, either, when he had intended to burn it. But I can't stand to read what Brian Boyd has written about it (new fictional devices) and NOT read it. Have you read his work on Gogol (it's amazing, read it) and how do you think the discussion of gogol's burning of the second part of Dead Souls applies?
JayHenry, please work through all the Nabokov novels, at least in English. I know you'll get through them eventually (I still haven't done it either).
I absolutely love The Last Tycoon, and I think it would have been less brilliant if it had been finished. Still, I'd like to see how other people feel about the publication of The Original of Laura, so I added a statement on that page. The Gift (in English) is actually next on my list of Nabokov novels to read. Is it just my translation, or was Laughter in the Dark sub-par? Incidentally, have you read Vladimir Alexandrov's article on Nabokov's Otherworld? Another must-read. One day I'll figure out how to add these references to the text of wikipedia articles. Meghank ( talk) 04:10, 8 May 2008 (UTC) Meghank
Er. How to speak regarding the meaning of the novel Lolita? I am trying to speak with the user JayHenry.
Ohh, this is how to do it. JayHenry, I can't wait to read the newly released half-finished novel by Nabokov. Unfortunately, I am immutably ethical, and am still not sure how I feel about it. I wasn't sure how I felt about reading Kafka's unfinished work, either, when he had intended to burn it. But I can't stand to read what Brian Boyd has written about it (new fictional devices) and NOT read it. Have you read his work on Gogol (it's amazing, read it) and how do you think the discussion of gogol's burning of the second part of Dead Souls applies?
JayHenry, please work through all the Nabokov novels, at least in English. I know you'll get through them eventually (I still haven't done it either).
I absolutely love The Last Tycoon, and I think it would have been less brilliant if it had been finished. Still, I'd like to see how other people feel about the publication of The Original of Laura, so I added a statement on that page. The Gift (in English) is actually next on my list of Nabokov novels to read. Is it just my translation, or was Laughter in the Dark sub-par? Incidentally, have you read Vladimir Alexandrov's article on Nabokov's Otherworld? Another must-read. One day I'll figure out how to add these references to the text of wikipedia articles. Meghank ( talk) 04:10, 8 May 2008 (UTC) Meghank