عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
PS3527.A15 Z646 1991
PS3527
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A15
Z646
1991
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0691024715
(Number (ISBN
069106797X
(Number (ISBN
9780691024714
(Number (ISBN
9780691067971
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
dltt
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Vladimir Nabokov :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the American years /
First Statement of Responsibility
Brian Boyd
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 783 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 731-758) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
pt. 1. America -- 1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940-1941 -- 2. Visiting lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941-1942 -- 3. Scientist, writer, teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943-1944 -- 4. Permanent impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944-1946 -- 5. "Bend Sinister" -- 6. Teaching literature at last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946-1948 -- 7. Russian professor: Cornell, 1948-1950 -- 8. "Conclusive evidence/Speak, Memory" -- 9. Teaching European fiction: Cornell, 1950-1951 -- 10. Finding time for "Lolita": Cornell and Harvard, 1951-1953. -- 11. "Lolita" -- 12. "Lolita" into print, "Pnin" onto paper: Cornell, 1953-1955 -- 13. "Pnin" -- 14. "Lolita" sparks: Cornell, 1955-1957 -- 15. "Eugene Onegin" -- 16. "Lolita" explodes: Cornell and after, 1957-1959
Text of Note
pt. 2. Europe -- 17. Chased by fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959-1961 -- 18 "Pale fire" -- 19. Mask and man: Montreux, 1961-1964 -- 20. "Ada" stirs: Montreux, 1964-1966 -- 21. Flying high: Montreux, 1966-1968 -- 22. "Ada" -- 23. Tidying up: Montreux, 1968-1972 -- 24. "Transparent things" -- 25. Reinventing a life: Montreux, 1972-1974 -- 26. "Look at the harlequins!" -- 27. Unanswered questions: Montreux, 1974-1977
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The 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
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich,1899-1977-- Criticism and interpretation
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich,1899-1977-- Homes and haunts-- United States
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Authors, American-- 20th century, Biography
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Intellectual life, 20th century
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
B
Edition
20
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
PS3527
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A15
Book number
Z646
1991
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Boyd, Brian,1952-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20160712053443.0
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Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
