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Discover book depositorys huge selection of vladimir nabokov books online. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in russian, then rose to international. The book has been awarded with national book award. The screenplay for kubriks 1962 film tells the story of an older mans obsession with a young girl. Lolita by vladimir nabokov ebook epubpdfprcmobiazw3. Nabokovs letters to vera slonim, beginning in 1921 and extending through their marriage. Lolita is a novel by vladimir nabokov, written in english and published in 1955 in paris, in 1958 in new york city, and in 1959 in london. Lolita isbn 9780679723165 pdf epub nabokov vladimir. He was the eldest of five children of liberal lawyer, statesman, and journalist vladimir dmitrievich nabokov and his wife, elena ivanovna nee rukavishnikova. Not familiar with his poetry, but his translations contain deplorable blunders.
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