Vladimir Nabokov. Lance
Vladimir Nabokov. LANCE
There, to the right, is the Bridge of the Sword leading to the Other world (adont nus estranges ne reform"). Lancelot crawls over it in great pain, in ineffable anguish. "Thou shalt not pass a pass that is called the Pass Perilous." But another enchanter commands: "You shall. You shall even acquire a sense of humor that will tide you over the trying s