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" Vladimir Nabokov : "
Brian Boyd
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BL
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632253
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Boyd, Brian,1952-
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Vladimir Nabokov : : the American years /\ Brian Boyd
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xiv, 783 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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069106797X
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: 9780691067971
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: 9780691024714
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: 0691024715
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 731-758) and index
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| Contents
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pt. 1. America -- 1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940-1941 -- 2. Visiting lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941-1942 -- 3. Scientist, writer, teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943-1944 -- 4. Permanent impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944-1946 -- 5. "Bend Sinister" -- 6. Teaching literature at last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946-1948 -- 7. Russian professor: Cornell, 1948-1950 -- 8. "Conclusive evidence/Speak, Memory" -- 9. Teaching European fiction: Cornell, 1950-1951 -- 10. Finding time for "Lolita": Cornell and Harvard, 1951-1953. -- 11. "Lolita" -- 12. "Lolita" into print, "Pnin" onto paper: Cornell, 1953-1955 -- 13. "Pnin" -- 14. "Lolita" sparks: Cornell, 1955-1957 -- 15. "Eugene Onegin" -- 16. "Lolita" explodes: Cornell and after, 1957-1959
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pt. 2. Europe -- 17. Chased by fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959-1961 -- 18 "Pale fire" -- 19. Mask and man: Montreux, 1961-1964 -- 20. "Ada" stirs: Montreux, 1964-1966 -- 21. Flying high: Montreux, 1966-1968 -- 22. "Ada" -- 23. Tidying up: Montreux, 1968-1972 -- 24. "Transparent things" -- 25. Reinventing a life: Montreux, 1972-1974 -- 26. "Look at the harlequins!" -- 27. Unanswered questions: Montreux, 1974-1977
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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
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich,1899-1977-- Homes and haunts-- United States
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich,1899-1977-- Criticism and interpretation
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Authors, American-- 20th century, Biography
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United States, Intellectual life, 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.54B
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PS3527.A15Z646 1991
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