Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovič

Autor: Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovič
Rok: 1899-1977
Oblast působnosti: spisovatelé, básníci, překladatelé, literární vědci, entomologové, vysokoškolští učitelé

Biogr./Hist. údaje: Ruský spisovatel, básník, překladatel z ruštiny do angličtiny a naopak, literární vědec, entomolog, instruktor tenisu a vysokoškolský pedagog. Působil v Německu, Francii, USA a Švýcarsku.
Zdroj: Autoritní databáze Národní knihovny ČR

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (/nəˈbɔːkəf, ˈnæbəˌkɔːf, -ˌkɒf/; Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков, pronounced [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr nɐˈbokəf], also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin; 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899c – 2 July 1977) was a Russian-American novelist. His first nine novels were in Russian, and he achieved international prominence after he began writing English prose. He was also a capable lepidopterist and chess composer.Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is his most famous novel, and often considered his finest work in English. It exhibits the love of intricate word play and synesthetic detail that characterised all his works. The novel was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels; Pale Fire (1962) was ranked at 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, Speak, Memory, was listed eighth on the Modern Library nonfiction list. He was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times, but he never won it.