Vladimir Nabokov : the American years /
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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[1991]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- part. 1. America
- 1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940-1941
- 2. Visiting lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941-1942
- 3. Scientist, writer, teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943-1944
- 4. Permanent impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944-1946
- 5. "Bend Sinister"
- 6. Teaching literature at last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946-1948
- 7. Russian professor: Cornell, 1948-1950
- 8. "Conclusive evidence/Speak, Memory"
- 9. Teaching European fiction: Cornell, 1950-1951
- 10. Finding time for "Lolita": Cornell and Harvard, 1951-1953.
- 11. "Lolita"
- 12. "Lolita" into print, "Pnin" onto paper: Cornell, 1953-1955
- 13. "Pnin"
- 14. "Lolita" sparks: Cornell, 1955-1957
- 15. "Eugene Onegin"
- 16. "Lolita" explodes: Cornell and after, 1957-1959.
- part. 2. Europe
- 17. Chased by fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959-1961
- 18 "Pale fire"
- 19. Mask and man: Montreux, 1961-1964
- 20. "Ada" stirs: Montreux, 1964-1966
- 21. Flying high: Montreux, 1966-1968
- 22. "Ada"
- 23. Tidying up: Montreux, 1968-1972
- 24. "Transparent things"
- 25. Reinventing a life: Montreux, 1972-1974
- 26. "Look at the harlequins!"
- 27. Unanswered questions: Montreux, 1974-1977.