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Vladimir Nabokov / Barbara Wyllie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wyllie, Barbara.
- Series:
- Critical lives.
- Critical lives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors, Russian--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, Russian.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977.
- Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, U.K. : Reaktion Books, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Best known for his deeply controversial 1955 novel, Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) is celebrated as one of the most distinctive literary stylists of the twentieth century. In Vladimir Nabokov, Barbara Wyllie presents a comprehensive account of t
- Contents:
- Nabokov Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. 'Nothing will ever change, nobody will ever die'; 2. Sirin, Part One: 'Terror' to The Eye; 3. Sirin, Part Two: Glory to The Gift; 4. Looking to Other Shores, 1938-40; 5. Becoming Vladimir Nabokov: Bend Sinister to Lolita; 6. World Fame: Hollywood and Switzerland, 1958-68; 7. The Final Arc, 1969-77; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-220).
- ISBN:
- 1-282-79606-2
- 9786612796067
- 1-86189-728-6
- OCLC:
- 671654363
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