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Vladimir Nabokov: "I have the knack of composing in French!"

"I have the knack of composing in French!"

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"I have the knack of composing in French!"

Uncommon ALS in French, signed “V. Nabokoff,” one page, 5.75 x 4, January 13, 1936. Letter to his French translator Denis Roche, in part (roughly translated): "In Brussels, the other evening, reading Russian, I lectured in front of a new Belgian audience, that I have the knack of composing in French!" Addressed on the reverse to Denis Roche in Paris, incorporating his surname, "Nabokoff," in the return address area. In fine condition.

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