Vladimir Nabokov:russian Years

"...one of the great literary biographies of this century."--Dieter Zimmer. "...a definitive life-&-writings biography...."--Simon Karlinsky. This first major critical biography of Vladimir Nabokov allows, at last, full access to the dramatic details of the life & art of one of the century's greatest writers. An intensely private man, Nabokov was a permanent wanderer. In the course of his ten years of work on the biography, Brian Boyd traveled along Nabokov's extensive trail, from Yalta to Palo Alto. The only scholar to have had free access to the Nabokov archives, he also interviewed at length Nabokov's family & scores of his friends & associates. Here is an introduction to Nabokov--the man, his works, & his world--that will provide the basis for all future study. Among other accomplishments, Boyd dates & describes, for the first time, the composition of all of Nabokov's works (published & unpublished), including his fiction, dramas, memoirs, & major verse. This first volume of a two-volume study is not only essential to an understanding of one of the most important writers of our time, but is fascinating reading in itself. "A monumental achievement...guarantees Brian Boyd the very highest pinnacle among literary biographers."--Stephen Jan Parker.Boyd, Brian is the author of 'Vladimir Nabokov:russian Years' with ISBN 9780691067940 and ISBN 0691067945.