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  • February 2008

    • Nabokov's Ghost: Make Buck off Laura

      Slate  |  Feb 29, 08 7:59 PM CST

      Nabokov's Ghost: Make Buck off Laura

      (Newser) - Dmitri Nabokov's decision not to destroy his famed father's unfinished manuscript followed an imagined conversation with Vladimir's ghost, writes Ron Rosenbaum for Slate. Rosenbaum, who sleuthed his way through the "to burn or not to burn" debate, was previously told by Dmitri—who hinted at the book's genius before announcing his intent to destroy it—that he would keep his decision secret. More »

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      Russia  • book  • literature  • book reviews  • fiction  • preservation  • Tom Stoppard  • Lolita  • Vladimir Nabokov  • John Banville

    • Nabokov's Last Work: Burn It?

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 10:43 AM CST

      Nabokov's Last Work: Burn It?

      (Newser) - His works include Lolita and Pale Fire , but Vladimir Nabokov's greatest masterpiece might be an unfinished manuscript languishing in a Swiss safe deposit box. Nabokov demanded that The Original of Laura be burned after his death, but his heir has vacillated. Now that Dmitri Nabokov is hinting he might go ahead and destroy the work, the Times of London invited two authors to weigh in on its fate. More »

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      literature  • Tom Stoppard  • Vladimir Nabokov  • John Banville

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