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1	Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited more books like this by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov Nabokov''s perspective on his life is like no other conventional autobiography. The author tells his life story in the same mercurial, ironic and tender style as that which he used in his greatest novels.' see all copies from $2.94! new only from $8.64! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years more books like this by Brian Boyd The second of a two-volume biography of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the great writers of the 20th century, this book continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. It describes both his anguish at having to abandon his native Russian language and his relief at finding a home in America after years of exile. In 1955 "Lolita", Nabokov's best ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years more books like this by Brian Boyd This first major critical biography of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the greatest of twentieth-century writers, finally allows us full access to the dramatic details of his life and the depths of his art. An intensely private man, Nabokov was uprooted first by the Russian Revolution and then by World War II. Transformed into a permanent wanderer, he ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Strong Opinions more books like this by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov This collection of Nabokov's opinions, as expressed in interviews, articles, and reviews, includes his thoughts on literature, movies, American culture, art, and the Russian Revolution. see all copies from $6.64! new only from $9.65! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters 1940-1977 more books like this by Vladimir Nabokov, Dmitri Nabokov (Illustrator), Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (Editor) Over four hundred letters chronicle the author's career, recording his struggles in the publishing world, the battles over "Lolita," and his relationship with his wife. see all copies from $7.25! new only from $24.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Magician's Doubts: Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction more books like this by Michael Wood Michael Wood's study of Nabokov's major works in English. He examines the novels "The Real Life of Sebastian Knight", "Lolita", "Ada", "Bend Sinister", "Pale Fire", and "Pnin", as well as some stories. Wood is attuned both to their use of language, wit and wordplay and to their depiction of human suffering. Wood also looks at Nabokov's translation ... see all copies from $2.03! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov more books like this by Julian W Connolly (Editor) Vladimir Nabokov held the unique distinction of being one of the most important writers of the twentieth century in two separate languages, Russian and English. Known for his verbal mastery and bold plots, Nabokov fashioned a literary legacy that continues to grow in significance. This volume offers a concise and informative introduction into ... see all copies from $4.49! new only from $4.49!
8	Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita: A Casebook more books like this by Ellen Pifer (Editor) Midway through the 20th century, "Lolita" burst onto the literary scene - a Russian exile's extraordinary gift to American letters and the new world. The scandal provoked by the novel's subject - the sexual passion of a middle-aged European for a 12-year-old American girl - was quickly upstaged by the critical attention and acclaim it received ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
9	Nabokov at Cornell more books like this by Gavriel Shapiro (Editor) Vladimir Nabokov taught at Cornell University from 1948 to 1959. It was at Cornell that Nabokov composed Lolita and Pnin and conceived Pale Fire. During his Cornell tenure Nabokov also continued his research on lepidoptera, wrote the English and Russian versions of his autobiography, Conclusive Evidence and Drugie Berega, and prepared annotated ... see all copies from $3.12! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
10	Nabokov's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius more books like this by Kurt Johnson, Steven L Coates "This insidiously charming book teaches readers about the place of lepidoptery in the life sciences and the kinds of questions that natural scientists seek to answer....Like Nabokov himself, this volume exemplifies some of the virtues shared by art and science: wit, intelligence, and, above all, meticulousness."---The New Yorker "Charming...In a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Nabokov's butterflies : unpublished and uncollected writings more books like this by Vladimir Nabokov, Brian Boyd, Robert M. Pyle This text presents Nabokov's lifelong love for literature and butterflies through a rich array of extracts from novels, stories, poems and autobiographical pieces, extracts and diaries, alongside a wealth of beautiful drawing by Nabokov. see all copies from $20.00! new only from $65.00! \| first editions
12	Speak, Memory: An Autobiography more books like this by Vladimir Nabokov, Louis Begley (Introduction by) Vladimir Nabokov's dazzling autobiography, published in 1966, is a dense and enchanting flood of recollections--of his comfortable bourgeois childhood and adolescence, his obsession with lepidoptery, his rich and liberal-minded father, his beautiful and compassionate mother, an army of relations and hangers-on, and St. Petersburg in pre ... see all copies from $3.89! new only from $9.99!
13	Vladimir Nabokov more books like this by Julian Moynahan see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.58! \| first editions
14 view cover	Style Is Matter: The Moral Art of Vladimir Nabokov more books like this by Leland De La Durantaye see all copies from $4.18! new only from $17.54! \| SVS
15	Nabokov: Criticism, Reminiscences, Translations, and Tributes more books like this by Mr. Alfred Appel see all copies from $2.67! first editions
16 view cover	Man from the USSR & other plays. more books like this by Vladimir Nabokov This collection comprises four plays and two essays written by Nabokov during the years he lived in Berl in. The plays included are Man from USSR, The Event, The Gra nd-dad, and The Pole ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Nabokov: 2his Life more books like this by Andrew Field see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Vladimir Nabokov: His Life and Works more books like this by Stanley P Baldwin, M.A. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	Nabokov's Pale Fire: The Magic of Artistic Discovery more books like this by Brian Boyd "Pale Fire" is regarded by many as Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece. The novel has been hailed as one of the most striking early examples of postmodernism and has become a famous test case for theories about reading because of the apparent impossibility of deciding between several radically different interpretations. Does the book have two narrators ... see all copies from $19.93! new only from $22.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The World of Nabokov's Stories more books like this by Maxim D Shrayer A "Choice Magazine" outstanding academic book. A century after his birth, Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) remains controversial, provocative, and "cool." Yet while he receives acclaim as a major American writer, few of his admirers in the West know the unique place he occupies in his native Russian tradition. In this captivating interpretation of ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $9.98! \| first editions
21 view cover	Vladimir Nabokov more books like this by Jane Grayson "Penguin Illustrated Lives" is a series of photographic biographies that offers a fresh, intimate portrait of some of our favourite writers. An incisive, lively text is accompanied by over 100 evocative images, many in colour and some previously unpublished, which depict the author's world - family, friends and artistic circle together with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.16! \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Nabokov-Wilson Letters Nineteen Forty to Nineteen Seventy-One more books like this by Simon Karlinsky (Editor), Vladimir Nabokov see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
23	Nabokov: His Life in Part more books like this by Andrew Field see all copies from $2.55! first editions
24 view cover	Vladimir Nabokov: Overlook Illustrated Lives more books like this by Jane Grayson History seemed to pursue Vladimir Nabokov. In the Russian Revolution and the Second World War he lost his homeland, social position and family, and was even forced to abandon working in his native language. Despite the shadow of exile, Nabokov's work exudes a tremendous vivacity and joy. Even at its darkest it has an inventiveness and a richness ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Hollywood Lolitas: The Nymphet Syndrome in the Movies more books like this by Marianne Sinclair see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions

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