Vn: The Life And Art Of Vladimir Nabokov
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Behind every great writer lies a life as layered and labyrinthine as the fiction they create — and few lives prove this more dramatically than that of Vladimir Nabokov. Andrew Field's authoritative biography chronicles the full arc of Nabokov's extraordinary existence: from his aristocratic Russian childhood and the trauma of exile, through his reinvention as a European émigré writer, to his final, triumphant ascent as one of the twentieth century's most celebrated literary voices writing in adopted English. Drawing on years of close access to Nabokov and his inner circle, Field presents an intimate portrait of the man behind Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, illuminating the complex interplay between lived experience and artistic genius. Field's biography is as much a work of literary criticism as it is a life story, arguing that Nabokov's art cannot be separated from his biography — his obsessions, his exile, his entomology, and his ferocious linguistic precision are all threads woven into the same extraordinary tapestry. The narrative captures the paradox at the heart of Nabokov: a man simultaneously aristocratic and displaced, playful and rigorous, adored and deeply private. Field writes with the conviction of a scholar who understands that to study Nabokov is to enter a hall of mirrors — and readers who follow him inside may find themselves questioning where the life ends and the literature begins.
Author: Andrew Field
Format: Hardback
Published: 1986, Crown Publishers
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Behind every great writer lies a life as layered and labyrinthine as the fiction they create — and few lives prove this more dramatically than that of Vladimir Nabokov. Andrew Field's authoritative biography chronicles the full arc of Nabokov's extraordinary existence: from his aristocratic Russian childhood and the trauma of exile, through his reinvention as a European émigré writer, to his final, triumphant ascent as one of the twentieth century's most celebrated literary voices writing in adopted English. Drawing on years of close access to Nabokov and his inner circle, Field presents an intimate portrait of the man behind Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, illuminating the complex interplay between lived experience and artistic genius. Field's biography is as much a work of literary criticism as it is a life story, arguing that Nabokov's art cannot be separated from his biography — his obsessions, his exile, his entomology, and his ferocious linguistic precision are all threads woven into the same extraordinary tapestry. The narrative captures the paradox at the heart of Nabokov: a man simultaneously aristocratic and displaced, playful and rigorous, adored and deeply private. Field writes with the conviction of a scholar who understands that to study Nabokov is to enter a hall of mirrors — and readers who follow him inside may find themselves questioning where the life ends and the literature begins.