Birthday: April 23, 1899 (Taurus)
Born In: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Vladimir Nabokov was a renowned Russian-American novelist. Stylistic prose, drawing from personal experience, a healthy disdain for comparison, the rejection of individualism, or a successful combination of all of them endeared Vladimir Nabokov to his readers. Sometimes, controversial works of art lose their magic with time. However, this author’s most notoriously famous work has not stopped to fascinate movie makers, playwrights, translators, publishers, critics, reviewers and even the humble reader. Although his earliest works were in Russian, once his works were translated, he became a distinguished author in English as well. A methodical man by nature, his writings are interwoven with complex plots, literary devices and clever word play. There were several instances in his life when he was not satisfied with his output or when he was unable to successfully complete what he set out to write. Paradoxically, he held literary convention in contempt; this is the only point which his critics, continue to focus on. He also received much flak for focusing on language and detail and not on character development as his plot progressed in novels. He was not only a remarkably shrewd author but he was also a distinguished lepidopterist and the creator of a number of chess problems.
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Nick Name: Vladimir Sirin
Also Known As: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, Vladimir Sirin
Died At Age: 78
Spouse/Ex-: Vera Nabokov
father: Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
mother: Elena Ivanovna Rukavishnikov
siblings: Kirill Nabokov - Olga Nabokov - Elena Nabokov - Sergey Nabokov
children: Dmitri Vladimirovich Nabokov
Born Country: Russia
Quotes By Vladimir Nabokov Poets
political ideology: classical liberal
place of death: Montreux, Switzerland
Ancestry: Russian Swiss, German French, Russian American, French American
City: Saint Petersburg, Russia
education: University Of Cambridge
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