![]() The Russian-born author, however, had written many excellent novels in his native tongue before Lolita, which was one of his first English-language books. Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov ( ApJuly 2, 1977) became (in)famous worldwide for his authorship of Lolita, the scandalous novel about a pedophile and his nymphet lover. Fortunately, his lyrical prose fits comfortably between the covers. Speak, Memory is a slim volume that would burst its seams with detail if Nabokov were a sloppier writer. Nabokov certainly followed his own lesson plan when it came time to write his autobiography. There is nothing wrong about the moonshine of generalization when it comes after the sunny trifles of the book have been lovingly collected." 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() When novelist Vladimir Nabokov lectured on European literature at Cornell University, he taught his students that, "In reading, one should notice and fondle details. ![]()
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