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From 1948 to 1959, Nabokov was a professor of Russian literature at Cornell University. [6] . His 1955 novel Lolita ranked fourth on Modern Library 's list of the 100 best 20th-century novels in 2007 and is considered one of the greatest works of 20th-century literature. [7] . Nabokov's Pale Fire, published in 1962, ranked 53rd on the same list.
Its eponymous protagonist, Timofey Pavlovich Pnin, is a Russian-born assistant professor in his 50s living in the United States, whose character is believed to be based partially on the life of both Nabokov's colleague Marc Szeftel as well as on Nabokov himself.
Boke, Sr.: professor of history, Lance’s father, medievalist, Lance. Boke, Lancelot Emery: astronaut, enthusiastic mountain-climber, school friend of Victor Wind, Lance, Pnin (Ch. 4 101)
‘Pnin’ is often referred to as Nabokov’s most humanistic novel, imbued with innocent irony and compassion for the charmingly awkward title character, Prof. Timofey Pnin.
Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov that addresses the controversial subject of hebephilia. The protagonist is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert.
27 Δεκ 2019 · Vladimir Nabokov (April 22, 1899—July 2, 1977) was a prolific, trilingual Russian-American novelist, poet, professor, translator, and entomologist. His name is nearly synonymous with the novel Lolita (1955), which centers on the shocking conceit of a middle-aged man’s obsession with a young girl.
Professor of Comparative Literature, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Author of Nabokov: His Life in Art; Nabokov: His Life in Part. Melissa Albert was a research editor at Encyclopædia Britannica. Her first novel, The Hazel Wood (2018), was a New York Times bestseller.
