Nabokov, Vladimir (Vol. 1) | Nabokov, Vladimir 1899–
Nabokov, Vladimir 1899–
Nabokov, a Russian-born American citizen now living in Switzerland, gained worldwide fame with his novel, Lolita. His unique style and artifice contribute to his reputation as one of the world's finest living writers. In addition to many novels, Nabokov has also written stories, poems, criticism, autobiography, and plays, and has translated from Russian into English. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8, rev. ed.)
Vladimir Nabokov … writes in three languages with an antic and subversive disposition, pressing language to create illusions and subvert realities, and pressing it again to strike at the cunning core of reality. Pnin, Invitation to a Beheading, and Laughter in the Dark are not as widely known as the notorious Lolita. Yet all writhe into life under the touch of grim or ironic comedy, and they show that in our time language may parody itself into some form of metaphysical...
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