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Vladimir Nabokov : the Russian years /

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. An intensely private man, Nabokov was uprooted first by the Russian Revolution and then by World War...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boyd, Brian, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1990.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; NOTE ON DATES; INTRODUCTION; PART I: RUSSIA LODY; 1 Liberal Strains: The Pattern of the Past; 2 A World Awakening: St. Petersburg, 1899-1904; 3 First Revolution and First Duma: St. Petersburg, 1904-1906; 4 Butterflies: St. Petersburg, 1906-1910; 5 School: St. Petersburg, 1911-1914; 6 Lover and Poet: Petrograd, 1914-1917; 7 Foretaste of Exile: Crimea, 1917-1919; PART II: EUROPE SIRIN; 8 Becoming Sirin: Cambridge, 1919-1922; 9 Regrouping: Berlin, 1922-1923; 10 Enter the Muse: Berlin, 1923-1925.
  • 11 Scenes from Emigré Life: Berlin, 1925-192612 Ideas Away: Berlin, 1927-1929; 13 Nabokov the Writer; 14 The Defense (Zashchita Luzhina); 15 Negative and Positive: Berlin, 1929-1930; 16 Bright Desk, Dark World: Berlin, 1930-1932; 17 Distant Prospects: Berlin, 1932-1934; 18 Translation and Transformation: Berlin, 1934-1937; 19 On the Move: France, 1937; 20 The Gift (Dar); 21 Destitute: France, 1938-1939; 22 Searching for an Exit: France, 1939-1940; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; INDEX.