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Was he Russian or American author?

>> No.8808557

Russican

>> No.8808571

french

>> No.8808592

i'd say russian

>> No.8808599

>>8808521
European.

>> No.8808615

>>8808521
He was a Russian writer for his books written in Russian, and an American writer for his books written in English.

>> No.8808633

>>8808571
But he didn't write in French a single word.

>> No.8808644

>>8808633
please just go back to plebbit it fits you better think about how much fun you had there come on it'll be fun again

>> No.8808679

>>8808644
This post doesn't make Nabokov a french writer.Calm down,Frog.

>> No.8808689

>>8808615
Yeah, right...

>> No.8808693

>>8808679
>implying this autist is French
>implying we have to appropriate Nabokov to feel literarilly (?) relevant

Nope.

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8808695

>>8808633
>You have to write in French to be a French author

>> No.8809536

>>8808521
Cool question: definitely Russian.
His style is too pompous and cosmipolitan

Also VN had ABSOLUTELY ZERO command of colloquial english, so that DQs him. Seriously- read his dialogue; it's painful. Thats why he avoided it

>> No.8809547

>>8808633
>this is /lit/ now

kill me

>> No.8810927

Has anyone read speak memory or strong ops? He's a (self-described) Russian born, American writer.

Idk whose opinion matters more, ours or his.

But unless you know Russian as well as English lololol