Posted by Brian McCue on October 02, 1997 at 14:15:13:
In Reply to: Re: Wow, whole herds of Vance fans posted by MikeE on October 01, 1997 at 18:32:49:
: Brian, I find Vance a rich mine indeed, irony, humor, social commentary, insights into the human condition, and on and on. I can't say that I've read Nabokov, is he the author of Pale Fire?
Yes, in fact that's the very book of which I was thinking, because of Nabokov's use of irony: much of what the first-person author says is flat wrong, and has to be interpreted by the reader. Also, Nabokov (like Vance) has an extraordinary command of the language.
Brian McCue