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Vladimir Nabokov

The American Years

Brian Boyd author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Published:9th Mar '93

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The story of Nabokov's life continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy--until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security.

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992 "Nabokov has found at last a biographer worthy of him."--Walter Kendrick, The New York Times Book Review "[Boyd is] an inspired explicator... In Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years [Nabokov's] life and his art intertwine. They work against each other almost as often as they work with each other, and it takes a biographer as skilled as Brian Boyd to keep track of every fascinating twist and turn."--Anne Tyler, The Atlantic "A munificently detailed biography... [Boyd has] put all readers of Nabokov in his debt."--David Lodge, The Los Angeles Times Book Review

  • Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1992

ISBN: 9780691024714

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1247g

832 pages