Against the Ray
The first run of the 1994 London Everyman Press edition of Lolita replaced John Ray Jr.'s foreword with one from Martin Amis. —Leland de la Durantaye, Style Is Matter
Unrelated question: Did the author John Wray (né Henderson) choose his surname as a tribute to "John Ray"? (Or Fay Wray? Or both?)
I like how Leland's name resembles that of Paul Delalande (a philosophical writer of VN's invention).
Labels: Leland de la Durantaye, Martin Amis, Vladimir Nabokov
posted by Ed Park @ 11:29 AM
2 Comments:
I always thought "Leland de la Durantaye" looked like a palindrome, at first glance.
john wray versus fay wray -- who would win??
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