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Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov (Hardcover)
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Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov (Hardcover)
Series: Literary Conversations Series
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This volume brings together candid, revealing interviews with one
of the twentieth century's master prose writers. Vladimir Nabokov
(1899-1977) was a Russian American scientist, poet, translator, and
professor of literature. Critics throughout the world celebrated
him for developing the luminous and enigmatic style which advanced
the boundaries of modern literature more than any author since
James Joyce. In a career that spanned over six decades, he produced
dozens of iconic works, including Lolita, Pale Fire, Ada, and his
classic autobiography, Speak, Memory. The twenty-eight interviews
and profiles in this collection weredrawn from Nabokov's numerous
print and broadcast appearances over a period of nineteen years.
Beginning with the controversy surrounding the American publication
of Lolita in 1958, he offers trenchant, witty views on society,
literature, education, the role of the author, and a range of other
topics. He discusses the numerousliterary and symbolic allusions in
his work, his use of parody and satire, as well as analyses of his
own literary influences. Nabokov also provided a detailed portrait
of his life-from his aristocratic childhood in pre-revolutionary
Russia, education at Cambridge, apprenticeship as an emigre writer
in the capitals of Europe, to his decision in 1940 to immigrate to
the United States, where he achieved renown and garnered an
international readership. The interviews in this collection are
essential for seeking aclearer understanding of the life and work
of an author who was pivotal in shaping the landscape of
contemporary fiction.
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