Pnin (novel)
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Pnin is Vladimir Nabokov's 13th novel and his fourth written in English; it was published in 1957. The success of Pnin in the United States launched Nabokov's career into literary prominence. Its epon
First edition in book form
Vladimir Nabokov
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist.
Pnin (novel)
…Pnin (Russian: Пнин, pronounced ) is Vladimir Nabokov's 13th novel and his fourth written in English; it was published in 1957. The success of Pnin in the United States launched Nabokov's career into…
Nabokov in 1973
Nabokov's grandfather Dmitry Nabokov, who was Justice Minister under Tsar Alexander II
Nabokov's father, V. D. Nabokov, in his World War I officer's uniform, 1914
The Nabokov family mansion in Saint Petersburg; today it is the site of the Nabokov museum.