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Nabokov
[nuh-baw-kuhf, nab-uh-kawf, -kof, nuh-baw-kuhf]
noun
Vladimir Vladimirovich 1899–1977, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet, born in Russia.
Nabokov
/ ˌnæbəˈkəʊvɪən, nəˈbɒkɒf, ˈnæbəˌkɒf /
noun
Vladimir Vladimirovich (vlaˈdimir vlaˈdimirəvitʃ). 1899–1977, US novelist, born in Russia. His works include Lolita (1955), Pnin (1957), Pale Fire (1962), and Ada (1969)
Other Word Forms
- Nabokovian adjective
Example Sentences
Vladimir Nabokov flexed on both of them by using em dashes between other em dashes.
Framed as a confession by the child of a Frenchman and a Vietnamese woman, the narrator is a double agent with an unforgettable voice recalling Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabokov.
He and colleagues also developed an interactive presentation about evolution for all ages, called "Nabokov's Butterflies," that was presented at the USU College of Science's Science Unwrapped public outreach program in 2022.
It projected him into the ranks of the country’s most innovative writers, drawing comparisons to contemporaries like Thomas Pynchon, Jorge Luis Borges and Vladimir Nabokov.
The prerequisites for appreciating Vladimir Nabokov, for example, include an appreciation for cryptography, a rudimentary knowledge of chess and a passing familiarity with Pushkin.
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