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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10069106797X

ISBN-139780691067971

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038865505

Product Key Features

Number of Pages804 Pages

Publication NameVladimir Nabokov : the American Years

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

SubjectLiterary, Russian & Former Soviet Union

TypeTextbook

AuthorBrian Boyd

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight55.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN90-026374

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsNabokov 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, "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, "Nabokov has found at last a biographer worthy of him." ---Walter Kendrick, The New York Times Book Review, "Nabokov has found at last a biographer worthy of him." --Walter Kendrick, The New York Times Book Review, "A munificently detailed biography. . . . [Boyd has] put all readers of Nabokov in his debt." --David Lodge, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, "A munificently detailed biography. . . . [Boyd has] put all readers of Nabokov in his debt."-- David Lodge, The Los Angeles 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, [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, "A munificently detailed biography. . . . [Boyd has] put all readers of Nabokov in his debt." ---David Lodge, The Los Angeles Times Book Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal813/.54 B

SynopsisThe 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.

LC Classification NumberPS3527.A15Z646 1991