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Vladimir Nabokov and his wife, Véra, 1966 Picture source Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta. (The opening lines of Lolita) A note on […]
The Olympia Press’ cover of Lolita Picture source There are many informative sites dedicated to Nabokov and Lolita, but unfortunately many of the links I tried at these sites no longer exist. Hopefully the following links will stick around for a while. Vladimir Nabokov Wikipedia entry for Vladimir Nabokov The gateway to an extended interview […]
William Faulkner Picture source at American Memory from The Library of CongressA summary of the postings related to As I Lay Dying. It definitely is in the top three of my favorite Faulkner novels, and I’m looking forward to reading Light in August later this year…it was my favorite my first time through some of […]