Gift

"This English version, which was supervised by Nabokov, has those qualities of freshness combined with highly original and detailed observation that make the best Russian books in English seem not so much translations as a special brand of English literature with a peculiarly strong flavor. For many readers this novel will be put on their book shelves beside the stories of Tolstoy and Chekhov... Nabokov is a writer of genius who is digressive, wayward and an imperfect artist. His books though written with immense care, do not seem architecturally planned. What one values in 'The Gift' are passages of great power sustained over many pages."Nabokov, Vladimir is the author of 'Gift', published 1991 under ISBN 9780679727255 and ISBN 0679727256.