Biographical+Resources

=NABOKOV'S LIFE AND TIMES=

There's a wealth of biographical information available about Vladimir Nabokov. We've put together a list of the authoritative biographical works below, with links to their Amazon pages (for buying) and their WorldCat records (for borrowing). We've also included a brief list of recommended online resources about the author.

=**BIOGRAPHIES:**=

[|image via WorldCat] || =//Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited//= Vladimir Nabokov
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from WorldCat:

After a brilliant literary career writing in Russian, Vladimir Nabokov emigrated to the United States in 1940 and went on to an even more brilliant one in English. Between 1939 and 1974 he wrote the autobiography and eight novels now collected by The Library of America in an authoritative three-volume set, earning a place as one of the greatest writers of America, his beloved adopted home.

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[|image via GoodReads] || =//Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years//= Brian Boyd
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[|from GoodReads] :

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.

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[|image via WorldCat] || =//Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years//= Brian Boyd
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[|from GoodReads]:

This first major critical biography of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the greatest of twentieth-century writers, finally allows us full access to the dramatic details of his life and the depths of his art.

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[|image via WorldCat] || =//Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov)//= by Stacy Schiff
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from WorldCat:

The story of the Nabokovs, he famous for the novel, Lolita, she for being his muse, translator, editor, accountant, even typist. But above all she was his soulmate, a fact he recognized by dedicating every book to her. By the author of Saint-Exupéry.

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[|Random House Authors Biographies: Vladimir Nabokov] Read more about Nabokov's life from this Random House feature, including a timeline of the author's life, biographer Brian Boyd's essay on the autobiography //Speak, Memory//, and Martin Amis' critical essay on Nabokov's master work, //Lolita.//

[|Biography.com: Vladimir Nabokov] Read an online biography of Nabokov's life at Biography.com, the online home of the television network Biography. This resource also includes a complete list of authored works, from Nabokov's early poetry in 1916 to his 1980 //Lectures on Literature//.