Vladimir Nabokov: The Velvet Butterfly"The tone of this introductory portrait of Nabokov is pitched between elaborate Cliff's Notes style and a TriQuarterly interview. Includes two fine critical essays and the most extensive Nabokov bibliography yet published". -- Bloomsbury Review |
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The Man NabokovHunting in the Alps | 1 |
Invent the World Invent Reality | 44 |
Experiencing Vladimir Nabokov 1 | 81 |
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