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
Pale Fire
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Pale Fire is a 1962 novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is presented as a 999-line poem titled "Pale Fire", written by the fictional poet John Shade, with a foreword, lengthy commentary, and index wr
Pnin (novel)
…husband. Pnin will have to find new lodgings. Fourteen-year-old Victor Wind dreams of a foreign king who refuses to abdicate and is exiled (foreshadowing Pale Fire). In his fantasy, this king, rather than Eric Wind, is his father. Victor is depicted as an intelligent, nonconformist boy with a great talent for…
First US edition of Pale Fire