Opening Lines of Lolita
In this archival recording, James Mason reads from one of the most recognizable beginnings of twentieth-century literature. More
PEN/Nabokov award relaunched to promote ‘global voices’ in US
A new $50,000 (£38,500) literary prize for international authors, intended to recognise the “spirit of Vladimir Nabokov” and described as “a welcome counterbalance to rampant xenophobia and increasingly jingoistic… More
New $50K Literary Award Honors the Spirit of Vladimir Nabokov
Prize will honor a writer of any genre for an outstanding body of work over a sustained career. More
On Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita
Say that Lolita is hilarious and excruciating and sad—no novel ever had a sadder last line—but not boring, surely. We throb with the miserable Humbert as he creeps across… More
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