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I wanted to mention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov (a Russian writer who became famous for his in
by schoen 8y ago
I wanted to mention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov (a Russian writer who became famous for his incredibly creative mastery of English), but Wikipedia says that he spoke English with his family as a child so maybe it can't be considered a foreign language for him.
- FabHK 8y agoNabokov's mastery of English is incredibly impressive. It pays to read the annotated versions of his classics, because it's nearly impossible to catch all the allusions and word plays he employs. I still wonder whether he could be caught out (as a non-native speaker) by something as simple as lullabies or so.