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Nabokov in Fat City
- Nabokov Studies
- International Vladimir Nabokov Society and Davidson College
- Volume 6, 2000/2001
- pp. 51-56
- 10.1353/nab.2011.0059
- Article
- Additional Information
Nabokov loved the casual abundance he found in America, but he also disliked its vulgarity and felt conflicted about this split. This ambivalence is revealed in his attitude toward the flesh, both his own and his characters'.