I like this interview with Nabokov in 1969. Q: How do you rank yourself among writers (living) and of the immediate past? Nabokov: I often think there should

I like this interview with Nabokov in 1969. Q: How do you rank yourself among writers (living) and of the immediate past? Nabokov: I often think there should exist a special typographical sign for a smile – some sort of concave mark, a supine round bracket, which I would now like to trace in reply to your question.