A major publishing event from one of the greatest prose stylists of our time, The Complete Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov brings together all of Nabokov’s short fiction in one…

Explores the many ways in which Shakespeare, the greatest writer of the English language, influences Nabokov, arguably the finest modern English prose stylist.

A major reexamination of the novelist Vladimir Nabokov as literary gamesman, this book systematically shows that behind his ironic manipulation of narrative and his puzzle-like treatment of detail there lies…

In this book, Brian Boyd surveys Vladimir Nabokov’s life, career, and legacy; his art, science, and thought; his subtle humor and puzzle-like storytelling; his complex psychological portraits; and his inheritance…

Extensively revised by Nabokov in 1965–30 years after its original publication–Despair is the wickedly inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime: his own…

Maddox’s critical study makes Nabokov’s complex work more accessible, focusing on the relationship between the eccentric, artificial structures of the novels and their deeply traditional, humanistic themes. Maddox also traces…

Barb Barrett, recently divorced, is determined to reinvent herself. She moves into a house once occupied by Vladimir Nabokov and discovers what could be his last unpublished manuscript. From there…

Drawing on unpublished archival material, this study offers a comprehensive assessment of the importance of theatrical performance in Vladimir Nabokov’s thinking and writing. Siggy Frank argues that despite Nabokov’s anti-theatrical…