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.
About the author
Brian Boyd is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of the prize-winning
Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (Princeton 1990),
Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years (Princeton 1991), and
Nabokov’s Ada: The Place of Consciousness. Referred to in a recent journal as ‘the great man of Nabokov studies, ‘ he has also edited Nabokov’s English novels and autobiography for the Library of America and
Nabokov’s Butterflies for Beacon Press.
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