Sorry for not posting in the middle of the week as I normally do. Will atone partially with two posts today.
I almost missed out on the news of Dmitri Nabokov being visited by the ghost of his father. So, if Dmitri sticks to his current plan, we’ll get to see the publication of his father’s (Vladimir’s) “last” book, The Original of Laura.
I originally discussed this situation back in January. And it appears the article I used as my primary source of info (a piece by Ron Rosenbaum for Slate) was identified as the catalyst for the resolution. And, in that same spirit, Rosenbaum has the greatest insight on how that path to the new Nabokov book was made.
Did Nabokov’s offspring make the right call? Come back and check with me once I’ve read the new book. I’ll reserve my assessment for until then.