Re: Lolita, anyone?
WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Sun, 20 Jul 1997 11:55:41 -0600 (MDT)
yes, Tyjen, I'm fond of nabokov and read somewhere recently that he
defended lolita as not being pornography because it is tragic...I've been
writing about the conflict between age and lust recently and still marvel
at how nabokov transcends that conflicts with love...although not
literary, I think love is a good lens to help enjoy SAI. I found it
difficult upon first reading and it wasn't until several times through it
did it become my favorite published salinger story. I teach creative
writing and believe it's one of the few stories that manages to truly be
about writing a story in superior ways...so one way to read it is that
it's about writing as discovery and buddy trying to discover the complex
depths of the love he shared with Seymour...that Dear Tyger letter is pure
heartfood for any writer and it makes me know, that no matter how many
skills, conventions, and senses of craft I teach my writers, being in
touch with ones spirit and heart as a writer is the real key...
will
On Sun, 20 Jul 1997 QNun123456@aol.com wrote:
> Has anyone read Lolita? If you haven't, I read it and recommend it, it is a
> funny and tragic book written in a beautiful lyrical style.
>
> To those who have read it, what do you think about Humbert Humbert? I liked
> him in the beginning, but in the end, he began to annoy me with his endless,
> hopeless, pursuit.
>
> Also, I am reading Seymour: An Introduction and I am pretty confused.
>
> Tyjen :-)
>