Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-born American novelist and critic and the foremost of the post-1917 emigre authors. He wrote in both Russian and English, and his best works, including Lolita (1955), feature stylish, intricate literary effects.
Vladimir Nabokov was an American novelist, poet, and translator of Russian literature. He is best known for his novel Lolita, which was controversial due to its subject matter. He wrote in both English and Russian and was also a lepidopterist, an amateur entomologist who studies butterflies. F...
Written in mischievous and magically flowing prose, Nabokov's longest, richest novel is a love story, but also a fairy tale, a historical parody, an erotic satire, an exploration of the passing of time and a supreme work of the imagination. ...
In Vladimir Nabokov, Barbara Wyllie presents a comprehensive account of the life and works of the writer, from his childhood and earliest stories in pre-revolutionary Russia, to The Original of Lauraa novel written almost entirely on index cards published for the first time in 2009, perhaps ...
Written in Berlin, ‘The Eye’ is one of the most mysterious and witty works by Nabokov, in which the signature features of the mature writer's style fully manifested themselves. Penguin Books Originally written in Russian, it’s Nabokov’s shortest, virtuoso novel. The main character, a Rus...
Of course, the annotator and editor of a novel written by the creator of Kinbote and John Ray, Jr., runs the real risk of being mistaken for another fiction, when at most he resembles those gentlemen only figuratively. But the annotator exists; he is a veteran and a grandfather, a ...
Facts Also Known AsVladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov BornApril 22, 1899 •St. Petersburg•Russia DiedJuly 2, 1977 (aged 78) •Montreux•Switzerland Notable Works“Ada”•“Bend Sinister”•“Invitation to a Beheading”•“King, Queen, Knave”•“Lolita”•“Mary”•“Pale Fire”•...
Another critic has written that your “worlds are static. They may become tense with obsession, but they do not break apart like the worlds of everyday reality.” Do you agree? Is there a static quality in your view of things? NABOKOV ...
Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years "This is the first comprehensive account of Nabokov's life and oeuvre. The book's wide-ranging research and deep affinity for Nabokov's writings should est... B Boyd - Princeton University Press 被引量: 177发表: 1990年 Growing Up Ethnic: Nationalism and ...
Assuming that the inscription was meant for Adams and not someone else, Nabokov would not have written so warmly to someone of whom there is no evidence that they ever met or corresponded. In fact, in 1945, Adams was in the British army and Nabokov was living in the U.S. The Laughter...