Biography
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1899-1977) was a Russian-born multilingual novelist, poet, translator, critic and entomologist considered the foremost of the post-1917 émigré authors. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian while living in Berlin. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English. Nabokov was a professor of Russian literature at Cornell University from 1948 to 1959, before returning to Europe in 1961, where he settled in Montreux, Switzerland.
Beginning with King, Queen, Knave (1928), his writing began to feature intricate stylistic devices. His novels are principally concerned with the problem of art itself, presented in various disguises, as in Invitation to a Beheading (1938). Parody is frequent in The Gift (1937–38) and later works. His novels written in English include the notorious best seller Lolita (1955), which brought him wealth and international fame; Pale Fire (1962); and Ada (1969). His episodic novel about an émigré professor of Russian in the United States, Pnin (1957), is to some extent based on his experiences as a literature professor. His critical works include a monumental translation of and commentary on Aleksandr Pushkin’s Evgeny Onegin.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 22
Writer 13
self 3
TV Shows 1
Screenplay 1
Lolita : méprise sur un fantasme (2021)
L'affaire Matzneff (2020)
Razor (2015)
Razor (2014)
The Event (2009)
Russian Lolita (2007)
A Nursery Tale (1999)
Lolita (1997)
Mademoiselle O (1994)
SexStory (1991)
Maschenka (1987)
Despair (1978)
Bend Sinister (1970)
Lolita (1962)
Chess Fever (1925)
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-04-22
Deathday
1977-07-02 (78 years old)
Birth Name
Владимир Владимирович Набоков
Birth Place
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Religion
agnosticism
Height
Relationships
Véra Nabokov (1925 - 1977)
Children
Dmitri Nabokov
Father
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
Mother
Yelena Rukavishnikova
Siblings
Sergey Nabokov, Kirill Nabokov, Yelena Nabokova
Relatives
Vladimír Petkevič, Serge Nabokov
Citizenships
Russian Empire, United States
Residences
Paris · Cannes · Menton · Antibes · Fréjus, , Berlin, , Saint Petersburg · Livadiya, Russia, Prague, Czech Republic, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Chauncy Street · Ashland · Wellesley, United States, Manhattan · Ithaca, United States of America, Montreux, Switzerland
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
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