Box 7
Container
Contains 46 Results:
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, October 27, 1961 to November 21, 1961 ., October 27, 1961, November 21, 1961
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents
11 TL, in French, to VN (1), VéN (8), Pierre Moxhet (1), from René Algrin (1). Mostly re the pirated Mexican edition of Laughter in the Dark and the pirated Lebanese editions of Lolita, the film version of Laughter, Gallimard's proposed paperback edition of Lolita, as well as various contractual and financial matters. Ergaz describes some books she is sending to the Nabokovs.
Dates:
October 27, 1961; November 21, 1961
Correspondence from Clairouin, November 22, 1961 to January 5, 1962 ., November 22, 1961, January 5, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents
8 TL, in French, to VN (1) and VéN (7), with 5 autograph sheets of calculations. Mostly regarding the contract with Gallimard for Sebastian Knight, Gallimard's planned publication of The Defense before Pnin, various foreign contracts for Lolita, and the ongoing dispute with Olympia.
Dates:
November 22, 1961; January 5, 1962
Correspondence from Clairouin, January 17, 1962 to February 26, 1962 ., January 17, 1962, February 26, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents
13 TL, in French, to VN (2) and VéN (11), regarding the revision of the French translation of The Defense, potential translators for Pale Fire (VN's new book), Serge Gainsbourg's request for permission to use extracts from Lolita as text for his songs, the contract with Gallimard for Sebastian Knight, the film versions of Lolita (to appear in the summer of...
Dates:
January 17, 1962; February 26, 1962
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, February 28, 1962 to March 30, 1962 ., February 28, 1962, March 30, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
11 TL, in French, to VéN (9) and René Algrin (1), and from René Algrin. Mostly regarding the proposed revision of Priel's translation of The Defense, VN's corrections for Chrestien's translation of Pnin, the film adaptation of Laughter in the Dark, legal proceedings in Lebanon, difficulties with New Directions over Gallimard's reissue of Sebastian Knight, the ...
Dates:
February 28, 1962; March 30, 1962
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, April 4, 1962 to May 9, 1962 ., April 4, 1962, May 9, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents
13 TL, in French, English, and German, to VéN (8), René Algrin (1), Horst Tappe (1), l'Hôtel Continental (1), Weidenfeld and Nicolson (1), and from Horst Tappe (1). Mostly regarding the film adaptation of Laughter in the Dark, the publication of Pale Fire, contract difficulties with New Directions and Gallimard over The Defense, financial matters arising out of the resolution of the Olympia affair, Tappe's...
Dates:
April 4, 1962; May 9, 1962
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, May 10, 1962 to June 23, 1962 ., May 10, 1962, June 23, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents
8 TL, in French, English, and German, to VéN (5), from René Algrin (1), from Playboy to Ergaz (1) with copy of a letter sent by Playboy to VN requesting an article on Brigitte Bardot, the copy of a letter sent from Playboy to VN (1) with copy of a letter from Véra to Playboy politely declining the latter's offer of publication, and a postcard from Horst Tappe. Other letters discuss the...
Dates:
May 10, 1962; June 23, 1962
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, June 27, 1962 to August 11, 1962 ., June 27, 1962, August 11, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents
17 TL, in French, to the Nabokovs (2), VéN (8), René Algrin (2), and from Algrin (5). Deals with the Lebanese pirated editions, film adaptation of Laughter, foreign publication of Lolita, contract with Gallimard for Pale Fire (currently on American bestseller lists), publication of extracts of Pnin in the journal Arts, and contract difficulties with New...
Dates:
June 27, 1962; August 11, 1962
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, August 16, 1962 to September 21, 1962 ., August 16, 1962, September 21, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents
12 TL, in French and German, to VéN (8), René Algrin (1), Horst Tappe (1) with attached postcard from Tappe, from René Algrin (1), 1 autograph record of telephone conversation with Véra, and 1 list of all foreign contracts for Lolita. Discusses various contractual and financial matters, especially the contract with Gallimard for Pale Fire, and publication of Pnin in La revue de Paris...
Dates:
August 16, 1962; September 21, 1962
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, October 5, 1962 to December 31, 1962 ., October 5, 1962, December 31, 1962
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
17 TL, in French, to VéN (16) and from René Algrin. Mostly regarding the publication and translation of Pale Fire, the film adaptation of Laughter in the Dark, and other contractual matters (mostly relating to foreign publication of Lolita).
Dates:
October 5, 1962; December 31, 1962
Correspondence to and from Clairouin, January 1963 to February 14, 1963 ., January 1963, February 14, 1963
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents
11 TL, in French and English, to VN(1), VéN (8), René Algrin (1), from René Algrin (1), 1 copy of telegram sent to VN, and 1 autograph calculation. Mostly regarding the film adaptation of Laughter in the Dark (about which the Nabokovs are anxious), the search for a translator for Pale Fire, Ergaz's opinion of the film Lolita, and various financial matters re the foreign publication of ...
Dates:
January 1963; February 14, 1963