拆解纳博科夫的棋题——对《劳拉的原型》误读的澄清

Solving Nabokov's Chess Problem——A Clarification on the Misreading of The Original of Laura

弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫的未竟之作《劳拉的原型》一经出版,便引发了强烈的关注,但由于其错综复杂的文本结构,导致了不少读者的误读。其中一种误读认为,女主人公弗洛拉和休伯特的关系是"洛丽塔模式"的重现,指责纳博科夫被恋童癖的念头所攫住。然酷爱象棋的纳博科夫呈现给读者的文本绝不如表面这般简单。纳博科夫在这部小说中用细节"制谜",投入诱饵、埋下伏兵、布置陷阱,诱使读者们落入"洛丽塔模式"的圈套。通过对《劳拉的原型》中隐秘棋路的分析,拆解环环相扣的情节和错综复杂的牵制,读者可以看到纳博科夫的匠心独运。

Vladimir Nabokov's unfinished draft, The Original of Laura, sparks a prolonged public debate after its publication.Some critics argue that, the relationship between Flora and Hubert is the shabby duplicate of Lolita and Humbert. They accuse Nabokov of being dubious obsess with pedophile theme, which reveals the aging author's creativity in decline. However, it should be noted that as a chess enthusiast, Nabokov would never present a text without playful and intricate plots to the readers.In this novel, he weaves enigmas by details, and decoys the readers off the right path into an ambushed ravine, which is the Lolita pattern. By analyzing Nabokov's stratagems and tracing out his moves in this novel, one can avoid such pitfalls, and appreciate the author's inventive mind.