January 27th, 2011 / 12:27 pm
 Power Quote

2006 Updike interview re: Nabokov (and other things)

Lila Azam Zanganeh: I read that you weren’t a great fan of Ada.

John Updike: I thought the book was [coughs]—sorry I think I may be losing my voice.

Lila Azam Zanganeh: No problem.

at Guernica

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6 Comments

  1. January 27th, 2011 / 5:12 pm Roof—

      Nabokov

  2. January 27th, 2011 / 5:15 pm Ryan Call—

      oops, changed. thanks.

  3. January 27th, 2011 / 8:15 pm Andrewworthington—

      The interview is pretty boring, but that is a good excerpt.

  4. January 27th, 2011 / 9:34 pm Anonymous—

      shit, my bad. thanks ryan.

  5. January 27th, 2011 / 9:38 pm Ryan Call—

      no worries!

  6. January 27th, 2011 / 10:42 pm deadgod—

      the preening

      A sharp call on what one might love or hate in Nabokov generally – on what puts the there there.

      or Ardor would be an excellent subtitle for the Nabokov shelf.