Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian-American novelist, poet, and translator, acclaimed for novels such as Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada or Ardor, and for his stylistic mastery and wordplay. He was also a respected lepidopterist and literary critic.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Saint Petersburg
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeTrinity College
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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Trending topics shown first"It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight."
"I think it is all a matter of love the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes"
"Nothing revives the past so completely as a smell that was once associated with it."
"Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece"
"Don't cry, I'm sorry to have deceived you so much, but that's how life is."
"Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring."
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Timeline
1912
Born
Birth1977
Died
Death
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