Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977

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Dates:
Birth 1899-04-22
Death 1977-07-02
Americans,
Polish, English, Italian, Russian, French, German,

Biographical notes:

Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian and American novelist, poet, short-story writer, lecturer, and literary critic.

From the description of Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987 bulk (1934-1975) [microform]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 210012737

From the description of Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987 bulk (1934-1975). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465556

From the guide to the Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987, 1934-1975, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1899. He, his wife and child emigrated to the United States in 1940. He wrote and taught at Wellesley and Cornell, among various pursuits. When he turned 60, he emigrated to Switzerland where he lived till his death in 1977.

From the description of Vladimir Nabokov Collection, ca. 1966-1987. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 213892598

Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), the Russian-American author, and Zinaida Alekseevna Shakhovskaia (1908-2001), a writer and member of the post-revolutionary Russian migr community in Belgium and France, corresponded in the 1930s and Shakhovskaia wrote the book V poiskakh Nabokova about their friendship

From the guide to the Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1932-1987, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)

Russian-born American author.

From the description of Papers, 1958-1964. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 26090065

Poet, novelist, literary critic, lecturer, and translator.

From the description of Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov papers, 1918-1974 (bulk 1925-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 373157595

Nabokov was the Russian-American author, also an expert on butterflies. Forbes was a Cornell University professor of entomology.

From the description of Vladimir Nabokov correspondence with William T.M. Forbes, 1945-1948. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64092163

Biographical Note

1899, Apr. 22 Born, St. Petersburg, Russia 1919 1922 Resided in England following the Russian Revolution 1922 B.A. in French and Russian literature, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (father) assassinated 1922 1937 Maintained residence primarily in Berlin, Germany 1925 Married Véra Evseyevna Slonim 1926 Published Mashenʹka(Mary). Berlin: Slovo 1928 Published Korolʹ, dama, valet(King, Queen, Knave). Berlin: Slovo 1930 Published Zashchita Luzhina(The Defense). Berlin: Slovo 1932 Published Otchaianie(Despair). Berlin: Petropolis 1933 Published Podvig(Glory). Paris: Sovremennyia zapiski 1934 Dimitri Vladimirovich Nabokov (son) born 1937 1940 Maintained residence primarily in Paris, France 1937 Published Dar(The Gift) serially in Sovremennye zapiski, Paris, France 1938 Published Sobytie(The Event) serially in Russkie zapiski, Paris, France Published Izobretenie Valʹsa (The Waltz Invention) serially in Russkie zapiski, Paris, France Published Priglashenie na kaznʹ(Invitation to a Beheading). Paris: Dom Knigi 1940 Emigrated to United States with wife, who was of Jewish ancestry, and son to escape Nazi persecution 1941 1948 Lecturer in elementary Russian and Russian literature in translation, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. 1941 Published The Real Life of Sebastian Knight. Norfolk, Conn.: New Directions 1944 Published Nikolai Gogol. Norfolk, Conn.: New Directions 1945 Granted United States citizenship 1947 Published Bend Sinister. New York: H. Holt 1948 1958 Professor of Russian and European literature, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1951 Published Conclusive Evidence: A Memoir. New York: Harper 1952 Published Dar(The Gift). New York: Chekhova 1955 Published Lolita. Paris: Olympia Press 1957 Published Pnin. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday 1958 1977 Maintained residence primarily in Montreux, Switzerland 1960 Published The Song of Igor's Campaign. New York: Vintage Books 1962 Published Pale Fire. New York: Putnam 1964 Published Eugene Onegin. New York: Pantheon Books 1970 Published Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited. New York: Capricorn Books 1974 Published Lolita: A Screenplay. New York: McGraw-Hill 1977, July 2 Died, Montreux, Switzerland

From the guide to the Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov Papers, 1918-1974, (bulk 1925-1965), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Authors, American
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  • Authors and publishers
  • Authors, Russian
  • Authors, Russian 20th century Correspondence
  • Butterflies
  • Censorship
  • Censorship
  • College teachers
  • Entomologists
  • Girls
  • Lepidoptera
  • Literature
  • Middle-aged men
  • Motion picture plays
  • Poetry
  • Russian literature 19th century History and criticism
  • Russian literature 20th century History and criticism
  • Russian literature Foreign countries 20th century History and criticism
  • Russians
  • Russians Belgium 20th century
  • Russians France 20th century

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  • Translator

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  • Belgium (as recorded)

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