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Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0001

Z. Kuzmanovich

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Nabokov and Indeterminacy: The Case of The Real Life of Sebastian Knight by Priscilla Meyer (review) 《纳博科夫与不确定性:塞巴斯蒂安·奈特的真实生活》作者:普丽西拉·梅耶

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0008

Galya Diment

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Nabokov, Grief, and Repetition 《悲伤与重复》，纳博科夫

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0005

Z. Kuzmanovich

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"My Scheme was a Marvel of Primitive Art": Durable Pigments in Lolita “我的方案是原始艺术的奇迹”:《洛丽塔》中的持久颜料

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0004

Rachel Trousdale

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The Absence of Justice in Nabokov's Pale Fire 纳博科夫《苍白的火焰》中正义的缺失

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0003

S. Sweeney

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Remarks on Priscilla Meyer's Retirement 普莉希拉·梅耶退休评论

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0000

Rachel Trousdale

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Bunin's Tambourine: Echoes of the Old Master in His Disciple's Fourth Novel 蒲宁的手鼓:弟子第四部小说中老师父的回响

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0007

Maxim D. Shrayer

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The Tragic Game of Bend Sinister 弯曲险恶的悲剧游戏

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0006

Garreth O'Brien

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On One of the Biographical Sources of Pale Fire 浅火的传记来源之一

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0002

T. Ponomareva

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That Other World: Nabokov and the Puzzle of Exile by Azar Nafisi (review) 《另一个世界:纳博科夫与流亡之谜》作者:阿扎尔·纳菲西

Nabokov Studies Pub Date : 2020-02-06 DOI: 10.1353/nab.2019.0009

M. Wood

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