TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, October 30, 1951 ., October 30, 1951
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
Written from 623 Highland Road, Ithaca NY, in French, discussing the selection and order of novels both English and Russian should Ergaz succeed in arranging with a major French publishing house to publish all of VN's work. VN wishes to omit his Russian novels Mary, King Queen Knave, and Podvig on the grounds of their poor quality and his practice of borrowing material from these Russian texts when writing in English.
Dates
- October 30, 1951
Creator
- From the Collection: Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. (Person)
- From the Collection: Girodias, Maurice. (Person)
- From the Collection: Schébéko, Marie. (Person)
- From the Collection: Doussia, Ergaz. (Person)
- From the Collection: Nabokova, Vera. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
2.5 cubic feet. (2.5 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu