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delightful novel, about an absent minded professor in a university almost totally at sea with his own preoccupations and research. he seems to miss the surrounding university at most times but notices the absurdity he is caught up in all too often. that's where the tragic component enters.so well written and touching, a great nabokovian gem.
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Pnin by Vladimir Vl Nabokov
mbutterfly549, November 8, 2009
delightful novel, about an absent minded professor in a university almost totally at sea with his own preoccupations and research. he seems to miss the surrounding university at most times but notices the absurdity he is caught up in all too often. that's where the tragic component enters.so well written and touching, a great nabokovian gem.(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)