Vladimir Nabokov. Labios contra labios
Vladimir Nabokov. LIPS TO LIPS
"I'm afraid there's another reason," answered Euphratski. "No doubt it's a case of concealing something out of sheer pride. In point of fact the magazine is folding up—yes, that's what I've just learned. The Emigre public consumes as you know all sorts of trash, and Avion is meant for the sophisticated reader. Well, that's the result."
"I've also heard rumors," said very much perturbed Ilya Borisovich, "but I thought it was slander spread by competitors, or mere stu- pidity. Can it be really possible that no second issue will ever com