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Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Sun Mar-23-08 10:14 PM
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Underappreciated books?

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Haven't we all read a book (or a few) which you just love, but seems to fly under the radar or just gets totally ignored? Or maybe it's a lesser known book of a famous author.

My nomination for underappreciated book falls into the 2nd category.

I just love Nabokov's "Pnin".

Everyone knows "Lolita" - but Pnin is just such a treasure.

"Pnin" is the story of a Russian academic who misinterprets much in his life at an American university, some due to culteral misunderstandings, some due to his own sweet, loving psychology. Read it and laugh. Give it as a gift.

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