June 8, 2009
Tragicomic Timofey Pavlovich Pnin is doomed from the outset as he tries, unsuccessfully, to navigate the shark-infested waters of Waindell College. A scene in which Pnin helps a squirrel drink from a water fountain is one of the most memorable and poignant moments in Nabokov’s often chilly oeuvre. (via.)

Tragicomic Timofey Pavlovich Pnin is doomed from the outset as he tries, unsuccessfully, to navigate the shark-infested waters of Waindell College. A scene in which Pnin helps a squirrel drink from a water fountain is one of the most memorable and poignant moments in Nabokov’s often chilly oeuvre. (via.)

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