Nabokov in America (65 page)

Levin, Elena,
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,
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Levin, Harry,
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,
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Lévi-Strauss, Claude,
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Lewis, Janet,
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n

Library of Congress, Nabokov’s donations to,
(1)
,
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n

Life
magazine,
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,
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,
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,
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Lincoln, Abraham,
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,
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Lindbergh, Charles,
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Lolita (character)

detailed specificity in descriptions of,
(1)

echoes of Nabokov’s child in,
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mark of doom on,
(1)
,
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models for,
(1)

sexual allure of,
(1)

Véra on,
(1)
n

Lolita
(Nabokov).
See also
Humbert, Humbert; Lolita; Quilty, Clare

anticipations of in
Bend Sinister
,
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Berkman on,
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business matters surrounding,
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commercial success of,
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,
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,
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,
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controversy over, and publicity,
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critical reception of,
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,
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,
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,
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and cultural skepticism of 1960s,
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,
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n

density of references in,
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destruction of notes and early drafts,
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detailed specificity of description in,
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,
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dialogue in,
(1)

echoes of Nabokov’s son in,
(1)
,
(2)

echoes of Pushkin in,
(1)

and
The Enchanter
, parallels to,
(1)
,
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n

euphemism in, lurid effect of,
(1)

forward by Dr. Ray,
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Freudian sexuality pervading,
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grimness of story, techniques for relief of,
(1)
,
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,
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income from,
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,
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,
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interpretation of, Nabokov on,
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,
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n

and “invention” of America through detail,
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n

limited availability of in late 1950s,
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literary allusions in,
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n

and moral apotheosis, claims of,
(1)

movie of,
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n

and Nabokov as celebrity,
(1)
,
(2)
,
(3)

Nabokov on,
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,
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,
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n

and Nabokov’s compassion as issue,
(1)

as parody,
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,
(2)
,
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n

and pedophile theme, reasons to,
(1)

place names in,
(1)

“play-it-for-wisecracks” approach in,
(1)

plot of,
(1)

potent cultural issues engaged in,
(1)

readers’ experience of,
(1)

rejections by publishers,
(1)

as satire,
(1)
,
(2)

scholarship on,
(1)

screen rights to,
(1)

sense of unreality in,
(1)
,
(2)
,
(3)

and sexual predation of girls as theme in Nabokov’s
oeuvre
,
(1)

and sexual themes in Nabokov,
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,
(2)

success of,
(1)
,
(2)

symbolic readings of,
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,
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and U.S. culture, impact on,
(1)
,
(2)

on U.S. landscapes,
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,
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verbal distancing of reader from,
(1)

vulnerability of childhood as theme in,
(1)

Wilson on,
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n

as “without precedent,”
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,
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,
(3)

writing style in,
(1)
,
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,
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,
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,
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Lolita
, American setting of

caves as roadside attraction in,
(1)

Humbert’s travel as defilement of,
(1)

importance to theme of novel,
(1)

and large fantasies of Humbert,
(1)

Nabokov’s research on,
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,
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n,
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n

as obstacle for Nabokov,
(1)
,
(2)

sense of dream/enigma pervading,
(1)
,
(2)

vivid realism of,
(1)
,
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,
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n

Lolita
, publication of,
(1)

in Europe,
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,
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,
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n

French editions and translations,
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Great Britain and,
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(4)

and obscenity laws,
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n,
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n,
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n

in U.S.,
(1)

impact on Nabokovs’ lives,
(1)

impact on publisher’s family,
(1)

mythology surrounding,
(1)

parties and events surrounding,
(1)

Véra’s recording of events of,
(1)
,
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Lolita
, research for,
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n

on American slang,
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driving tour of West (1951) and,
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n,
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n

notes of, preserved,
(1)

on pedophilia,
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,
(2)

on pubescent girls,
(1)

time spent on,
(1)

Lolita
, writing of,
(1)

balancing of with other work,
(1)

Colorado landscape and,
(1)

difficulties of,
(1)

fear of novel’s suppression and,
(1)

La Salle case as model for,
(1)

lives of friends and,
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locations of,
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n

Nabokov’s childhood and,
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Nabokov’s reading and,
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near destruction of drafts,
(1)

Pushkin’s influence and,
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time spent in,
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,
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,
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park,
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,
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,
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Look at the Harlequins!
(Nabokov),
(1)

Lot’s Wife
(Eastman),
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Luhan, Mabel Dodge,
(1)

Maar, Michael,
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,
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MacLeish, Archibald,
(1)
,
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,
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Maier, Herbert,
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Mailer, Norman,
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Mandelstam, Osip,
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Mann, Klaus,
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Mann, Thomas,
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Massine, Léonide,
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McAfee, Mildred Helen,
(1)

McCarthy, Joe,
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McCarthy, Mary,
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McDunnough, J. H.,
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MCZ.
See
Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard)

Melville, Herman,
(1)
,
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,
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Moby-Dick
, echoes of in
Lolita
,
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Metalious, Grace,
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Michel, Albin,
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Michener, Charles Duncan,
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Miller, Henry,
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n

mind, and making of worlds, in
Pale Fire
,
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,
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Minton, Polly,
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,
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,
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Minton, Walter,
(1)
,
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Moby-Dick
(Melville), echoes of in
Lolita
,
(1)

modernism

Bend Sinister
and,
(1)
,
(2)

and genius, rejection of concept,
(1)

national parks as antithesis of,
(1)
,
(2)n

stylistic influences on Nabokov,
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,
(2)
n,
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n

Moe, Henry Allen,
(1)n
,
(2)

motor courts

history of,
(1)

in
Lolita
,
(1)

Nabokovs’ preference for,
(1)

mountain climbing

Dmitri Nabokov’s interest in,
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n

in
The Gift
,
(1)
n

Nabokov and Laughlin’s ascent of Lone Peak, Utah,
(1)
,
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spiritual aspects of,
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,
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,
(3)n

Muir, John,
(1)
,
(2)
,
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Murphy, Gerald,
(1)

Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard), Nabokov at,
(1)

and access to scientific equipment,
(1)
,
(2)

fond memories of,
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lab assistant,
(1)

as research fellow,
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as volunteer,
(1)

work habits,
(1)

music, Nabokov’s limited interest in,
(1)

Mydans, Carl,
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,
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Nabokov, Dmitri,
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,
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acculturation of,
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,
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adjustment to life in U.S.,
(1)

appearance of,
(1)
,
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,
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and butterfly collecting,
(1)

in Cambridge, isolation of,
(1)

car crash (1980),
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(2)

career of,
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n

character of,
(1)
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childhood in Europe,
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as CIA agent,
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n

and Colorado trip (1947),
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,
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and drive from New York to California (1941),
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(2)

echoes of in
Ada
,
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n

education of,
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n

health problems of,
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illness, winter of 1941-42,
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instability of early life and,
(1)

on Ithaca, life in,
(1)

as Jew,
(1)

and journey to America,
(1)

and
Lolita
,
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(3)
n

love of fast cars, airplanes and boats,
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memoir by,
(1)

and Minton scandal,
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and mountain climbing,
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n

move to Italy,
(1)n

Nabokov on,
(1)

Nabokov’s CBC interview and,
(1)

in New Mexico (1954),
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n

parents’ concerns about,
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parents’ focus on success of,
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parents’ love for,
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pride in Nabokov,
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residence near parents,
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summer jobs in college,
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as translator,
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n,
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