From a 1966 interview between Vladimir Nabokov and Alfred Appel, Jr., originally published in Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature and reprinted in Strong Opinions.
Who are the great American writers Nabokov most admired?
From a 1966 interview between Vladimir Nabokov and Alfred Appel, Jr., originally published in Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature and reprinted in Strong Opinions.
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Glad to see he loved Hawthorne.
Hawthorne, like Melville and Poe, are two of the greatest 19th century American masters.
“The Birthmark,” “Young Goodman Brown,” and The Scarlet Letter are all pivotal pieces of great literature
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I just started reading Moby Dick for the first time and after only a couple chapters I thought this reminds me of Nabokov, the same wild sense of humor and obscure allusions. Now I know why!
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