a favorite between the ages of 12 and 15, and thereafter
>>25591688Nabokov, Vladimir. Not fond of him. Mediocre prose stylist, vapid and vulgar. A shit critic, unimaginative professor and rampant pedophile. Some of his scenes are extraordinarily raunchy, and the rest are uninspired. Means nothing to me. Nobody takes his criticism seriously.
>>25591790What DID he think of himself?
>>25591819Probably something along the lines of "lmao I can't believe these american goyim are actually buying my bullshit, so long niggers, I'm retiring to Switzerland"
>>25591688i can't believe he hated dh lawrence.well, i can believe it because he hated everyone. but still.
>>25591819>>25591903He only really cared about lepidoptera. The only thing he really took seriously. Chess puzzles were his favourite "hobby". Writing was his line of work, just so happens he was really good at it. In a way he was a very simple (as in, elegantly and clearly structured) man.