Vladimir Nabokov

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Vladimir Nabokov

The Self-Described Daily Routines of History’s Most Prolific Minds

Food Fight at the PEN Gala: I’m With Charlie

What Can You Tell From a Fancy Prose Style?

If You Want to Read Nabokov’s Laura Early, You’ll Have to Make a House Call to Knopf

Holy Lolita! Hefner Hoovers Up First Serial Rights to Nabokov’s Last Novella

Department of Old But Unreported News: Knopf to Publish Nabokov’s Unfinished Novel The Original of Laura

The New School is Having a Lolita Party!

Week of the Jackal: Andrew Wylie Devours 3 Giants, One Living

Wylie Agency Adds Nabokov Estate To Its Client List

Our Critic’s Tip Sheet on Current Reading: Kafka, Flaubert and Nabokov Come Out to Play

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