Brian Boyd

Broschiertes Buch

Vladimir Nabokov

The American Years

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Brian Boyd is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of the prize-winning Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (Princeton 1990), Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years (Princeton 1991), and Nabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness. Referred to in a recent journal as "the great man of Nabokov studies," he has also edited Nabokov's English novels and autobiography for the Library of America and Nabokov's Butterflies for Beacon Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 832
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 49mm
• Gewicht: 1390g
• ISBN-13: 9780691024714
• ISBN-10: 0691024715
• Artikelnr.: 21984203