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Nabokov's Butterflies: Limited Edition6 reviews
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

Beacon Press, 2000

It Always Came Down To Butterflies
"From the age of seven, everything I felt in connection with a rectangle of framed sunlight was dominated by a single passion," wrote Valdimir Nabokov. "If my first glance of the morning was for the sun, my first thought was for the butterflies it would engender." This was certainly an unusual way in which to view the world and one that not many readers, even those who adore Nabokov, have ... 		  
  







  
  
The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov19 reviews
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, 2008

Wondrous
Although I had read various Nabokov stories over the years I had never done so in a comprehensive manner, and finally decided to do so. I anticipated that this would be a wonderful read, and of course, I was right. I was well aware as to how gifted Nabokov is with the language; what surprised me is his versatility. It seems like there is nothing he can't do. Contained in this collection ... 		  
  







  
  
Vladimir Nabokov, Alphabet in Color4 reviews
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

Gingko Press, 2006

No student of Nabokov's literary work should pass up the opportunity to peruse this unique and original study
Renowned twentieth-century literary author Vladimir Nabokov maintained that he could "hear" color. Enhanced with the memorable and interpretative illustrations of Jean Holabird, Alphabet In Color showcases what Nabokov heard with respect to colors would manifest visually to the rest of us with charming, vibrant, synesthetic colored letters. No student of Nabokov's literary work (which included ... 		  
  







  
  
Vladimir Nabokov : Novels and Memoirs 1941-1951 : The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, Bend Sinister, Speak, ...4 reviews
Vladimir Nabokov

Library of America, 1996

Incredible writer doesn't deserve dirty old man rep
Picture Vladimir Nabokov. In the hall of mirrors that is popular culture, he is the dirty man who wrote the dirty book "Lolita," about a 12-year-old "nymphet" -- he invented the term, by the way -- and her affair with an older man. Angle the mirror another way, and he is one of the founders of the modernist novel, which to some people -- myself included -- that's a damning phrase. ... 		  
  







  
  
Nabokov: Novels, 1969-1974 (Library of America)2 reviews
Vladimir Nabokov

Library of America, 1996

Amazing writer gives modernism a good name
Picture Vladimir Nabokov. In the hall of mirrors that is popular culture, he is the dirty man who wrote the dirty book "Lolita," about a 12-year-old "nymphet" -- he invented the term, by the way -- and her affair with an older man. Angle the mirror another way, and he is one of the founders of the modernist novel, which to some people -- myself included -- that's a damning phrase. ... 		  
  







  
  
Ada or Ardor (Penguin Modern Classics)1 review
Vladimir Nabokov

Penguin Classics, 2000

Life is somewhere else
"Lolita" is Vladmir Nabokov's most famous book - but those who are able to read his "Ada or Ardor" that may not be his best. It is actually hard to pick one of them. Both novels are superbly written and unforgettable for different reasons. It seems to most readers that "Lolita" is easier to read, the plot is easier to follow and so is time and place. "Ada or Ardor" requires more attention, more ... 		  
  







  
  
The Nabokov Russian Translation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland2 reviews
Lewis Carroll

Dover Publications, 1976

The Nabokov Russian Translation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in
This is a great reading for anyone who loves Russian classics. It combines the unique Nabokov's style with the wonderful plot of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece. Don't expect to see the exact translation of Carroll's book, rather consider it as a "variation on the theme" of "Alice in Wonderland". Take a book, a cup of tea, spend the time with favourite and funny Carroll's heros in the magic ... 		  
  







  
  
Lolita: A Screenplay4 reviews
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

McGraw-Hill, 1974

Nabokov's Screenplaying
Lolita: a Screenplay is recommended reading for anyone who loved the novel and appreciates Nabokov's wonderful sense of humor. The story goes that Nabokov presented his screenplay to Kubrick, who told him, "Look, regardless of how brilliant it may or may not be, it would take eight hours to film." So it's unfilmable; if Borges can write literary criticism about books which don't exist, ... 		  
  







  
  
Ania V Strane Chudes1 review
Lewis Carroll

Ardis Publishers, 1982

Ania is Alice, and there is more to it!
He gave Alice a different, Russian, name - "Ania". He made the French mouse a forgotten companion of Napoleon's army who was simply left in Russia by mistake. Nabokov's version of Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" in Russian is fun to read. The great writer and translator, he made it possible for a Russian child to identify with Alice and her situation. The story is full of humor and irony. It's ... 		  
  







  
  
Nabokov: Novels 1955-1962: Lolita / Pnin / Pale Fire (Library of America)3 reviews
Vladimir Nabokov

Library of America, 1996

Nabokov a hard act to follow for other serious writers
Picture Vladimir Nabokov. In the hall of mirrors that is popular culture, he is the dirty man who wrote the dirty book "Lolita," about a 12-year-old "nymphet" -- he invented the term, by the way -- and her affair with an older man. Angle the mirror another way, and he is one of the founders of the modernist novel, which to some people -- myself included -- that's a damning phrase. ... 		  
  







  
  
Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters 1940-19771 review
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli

Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 1990

Sharp. Funny. Exciting.
I have never read Lolita, and I don't know if I will. But I can certainly see now that it was written by a great writer who cared about his work and his family. Who would expect a book of "selected letters" to be a page-turner? But it is. Nabokov's example of hard work, uncompromising attention to detail (what other kind is there? I'm sure he would ask), respect for knowledge, humility when ... 		  
  







  
  
Lolita450 reviews
Vladimir Nabokov

Berkley, 1986

A road movie of the mind
Praise be to Graham Greene, who was not only an interesting novelist (e.g. The Quiet American), but he also has the merit of saving Nabokov's Lolita from obscurity. When the book found no publisher in the US, it was first brought out by a shady Parisian company that specialized in erotic books in the English language. That was a tourist attraction in Paris. For reasons unknown to me (why would ... 		  
  







  
  
The Man from the USSR and Other Plays1 review
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

Harvest/HBJ Book, 1985

Nabokov
Though Nabokov's novels, like the luscious "Lolita" and the poetic "Pale Fire" are well-known and read, it's little known that he was also a playwright. This book collects some of his better dramas, all written when he was still a young man, and all written in his native Russian rather than the English that he mastered. One, blank verse masterpiece, is translated so poetically you won't know ... 		  
  







  
  
Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories1 review
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

McGraw-Hill, 1975

Thirteen Stories
Vladimir Nabokov (1899 to 1977) is a Russian born writer who lived in western Europe and the US, then retired in Switzerland. He has a medium sized body of work with numerous novels and short works. Most know him for his 1955 creation of Lolita, which he wrote and re-wrote for over twenty years before the final product. It was based on a real life French story, but set in America. Tyrants ... 		  
  







  
  
Lolita1 review
Vladimir Nabokov

"Kniga", 2001

probably the most misunderstood novel ever written
This novel is misunderstood, both by the pedophile minority and the normophile majority, as glorifying sexual attraction to children. That it assuredly does not do. On the contrary, the protagonist undergoes an Epiphany and recognizes his mistakes. In the first half of the book, Humbert criticizes every adult he meets. For the second half, he discontinues this pattern. Nabokov was decades ... 		  
  







  
  
Pale Fire84 reviews
Vladimir Nabokov

Vintage, 1989

Read It First, Then Read The Reviews
Most of the enjoyment with this book is the discovery of Nabokov's creation. Frankly, I suggest that you skip the reviews here, close your eyes for the moment and simply read the book. Read the comments later. If you want some preliminary comments, here are my observations as a Nabokov fan. By the way, I have not read Boyd's book - the Nabokov expert - but still enjoyed the read. Wikipedia ... 		  
  







  
  
The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated72 reviews
Vladimir Nabokov, Alfred Appel Jr.

Vintage, 1991

Adds a new dimension to a novel I admired already
It's hard to imagine a better qualified person to annotate Nabokov's Lolita. Appel has an extensive knowledge of Nabokov's life and work. He met Nabokov, on several occasions, and used those opportunities to find out information that only the author could know. Appel uses this knowledge to add new, profound and, sometimes just simply amusing insights into a novel that I always admired but ... 		  
  







  
  
Lolita1 review
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

Putnam, 1983

Lolita
Despite its lascivious reputation, the pleasures of Lolita are as much intellectual as erogenous. It is a love story with the power to raise both chuckles and eyebrows. Humbert Humbert is a European intellectual adrift in America, haunted by memories of a lost adolescent love. When he meets his ideal nymphet in the shape of 12-year-old Dolores Haze, he constructs an elaborate plot to seduce her, ... 		  
  







  
  
Lolita and Poems1 review
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

Spoken Arts, 1980

Unjforgettable, one of a kind Nabokoviana
Nabokov's accent (half english, half french, half russian) brings a fantastic, rhythmic power to this tape, in which the great man reads from his prose and verse (which he once defined as "concentrated prose"). Until you've heard an author read his own stuff, you don't really have a sense of what he had in mind, especially with verse, it being essentially an oral form. (at least the poetry I ... 		  
  







  
  
Zashchita Luzhina1 review
Vladimir Nabokov

Ardis Publishers, 1979

The Defense
The Defense by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov is absolutely superb. It is all at once humorous, morosely serious, and fascinating. Of course, any book about an insane grandmaster has to be good. As a matter of fact, this book was so good that it was made into a movie, which was equally impressive. The best line out of the book, which I often shout out loud in public, is, "Your son is a cheat, ... 		  
  







  




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