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November 30, 2009 10:35:28am |
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Actually, Lolita was Nabokov's first work in English, which raises the whole thing to a whole different level. Most native English speakers don't have the command of the language that he shows. It's still worth your time, though. It's a wonderful book.
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November 30, 2009 10:41:43am |
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Conrad is another one that blows me away for going into a non-native language and producing works that show a complete mastery of the language.
Not reading French, I can't say whether Kundera did the same when he switched from Czech, but to even attempt to move outside your mother tongue blows my mind since I can barely function in English.
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