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Jun 28, 2024 · 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.
Jun 18, 2024 · Lolita, novel by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1955 in France. Upon its American publication in 1958, Lolita created a cultural and literary sensation. The novel is presented as the posthumously published memoirs of its antihero, Humbert Humbert.
Jun 28, 2024 · Vladimir Nabokov - Novelist, Poet, Critic: Nabokov’s major critical works are an irreverent book about Nikolay Gogol (1944) and a monumental four-volume translation of, and commentary on, Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin (1964).
Jun 29, 2024 · Vladimir Nabokov — ‘Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the p...
3 days ago · Владимир Набоков родился 10 (22) апреля 1899 года в Санкт-Петербурге в состоятельной дворянской семье. Отец — Владимир Дмитриевич Набоков (1869—1922), юрист, известный политик, один из лидеров ...
Jun 15, 2024 · Vladimir Nabokov — ‘Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread it. A good reader, a major reader, and active and creative reader is a ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Vladimir Nabokov — ‘I confess I do not believe in time. I like to fold my magic carpet, after use, in such a way as to superimpose one part of the patter...
