Nabokov, Amis, Atta

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I'm a fan of the Nabokov that wrote Ada (or Ardor)--playful, 
synesthetic, pan-cultural, trans-genre, time-bending, family-loving 
Nabokov.  I dislike Lolita--it is a trick of a book, written to expose 
adolescent boys to N.'s disdain for American culture.


Carvill John wrote:

>> While Nabokov's on the mind, the Martin Amis forward to whatever 
>> edition of Lolita I have is excellent, and deepened my understanding 
>> of the novel.
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> Lolita is genius of course, Pale Fire too, and I love Pnin. But 
> Nabokov himself (get ready to ignite your flames) has always seemed a 
> cold, remote, rather bloodless figure to me. And probably a little bit 
> right-wing to boot, not that that would be seen as a negative by 
> everyone around here.
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> The Observer's been heavily trailing their exclusive for tomorrow: 
> Martin Amis on Muhammad Atta
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> Muhammad Atta's last days
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> http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/observer/archives/2006/08/31/muhammad_attas_1.html#more 
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> Never been too impressed with Amis, but might be worth a look.
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> Cheers
> JC
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