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person_profile-Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Vladimir Nabokov

Date of Birth:

Apr 22, 1899

Country of birth:

Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died:

Jul 02, 1977

Biography of

Vladimir Nabokov

    Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1899-1977) was a Russian-born multilingual novelist, poet, translator, critic and entomologist considered the foremost of the post-1917 émigré authors. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian while living in Berlin. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English. Nabokov was a professor of Russian literature at Cornell University from 1948 to 1959, before returning to Europe in 1961, where he settled in Montreux, Switzerland.

    Beginning with King, Queen, Knave (1928), his writing began to feature intricate stylistic devices. His novels are principally concerned with the problem of art itself, presented in various disguises, as in Invitation to a Beheading (1938). Parody is frequent in The Gift (1937–38) and later works. His novels written in English include the notorious best seller Lolita (1955), which brought him wealth and international fame; Pale Fire (1962); and Ada (1969). His episodic novel about an émigré professor of Russian in the United States, Pnin (1957), is to some extent based on his experiences as a literature professor. His critical works include a monumental translation of and commentary on Aleksandr Pushkin’s Evgeny Onegin.

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Vladimir Nabokov

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Filmography of

Vladimir Nabokov

Found 2 Movies in total

Lolita : méprise sur un fantasme

Self - Writer (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

L'affaire Matzneff

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020