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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: John Banville

John Banville stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

Nabokov's Ghost: Make Buck off Laura

Son's imagined convo with dead dad might've saved final manuscript

Feb 29, 08 7:59 PM CST
(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... More »

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Russia • Tom Stoppard • fiction • literature • book reviews • book • Lolita • Vladimir Nabokov • John Banville • preservation • deathbed • Dmitri Nabokov • Brian Boyd • The Original of Laura • Nabokov Online • Zembla • The Nabokovian

Nabokov's Last Work: Burn It?

Writers debate last request of Russian-American novelist

Feb 14, 08 10:43 AM CST
(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... More »

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Tom Stoppard • literature • Vladimir Nabokov • John Banville

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