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For a much better list, see: http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations
by simonsarris 9y ago
For a much better list, see: http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations http://wmjas.wikidot.com/nabokov-s-recommendations
- stochastic_monk 9y agoIt’s more comprehensive in scope but much less in depth. Thank you for your reference, but I would not prefer your source supersede the OP. I’m glad to have both.
- defen 9y agoSo Nabokov read the complete works of Shakespeare, Tolstoy, and Flaubert between the ages of 14 and 15. Probably each in their respective original languages. Humbling. Or he's misremembering his childhood :)