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I found Maguire & Malmstead's footnotes relentless in the early going--appreciated though they were for elucidation--but ultimately quite helpful and none too distracting from the zany unfolding of the story. There is another newish translation (2011) in a Penguin edition by David McDuff, which I haven't read, but will. Remember what Nabokov said, there's no such thing as reading; only re-reading.
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Jul 03, 2015 03:29AM
I found Maguire & Malmstead's footnotes relentless in the early going--appreciated though they were for elucidation--but ultimately quite helpful and none too distracting from the zany unfolding of the story. There is another newish translation (2011) in a Penguin edition by David McDuff, which I haven't read, but will. Remember what Nabokov said, there's no such thing as reading; only re-reading.
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