Vladimir Nabokov : : The American Years / / Brian Boyd.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Boyd, Brian,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (800 p.) :; 59 halftones
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Introduction --; PART I: AMERICA --; 1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940-1941 --; 2. Visiting Lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941-1942 --; 3. Scientist, Writer, Teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943-1944 --; 4. Permanent Impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944-1946 --; 5. Bend Sinister --; 6. Teaching Literature at Last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946-1948 --; 7. Russian Professor: Cornell, 1948-1950 --; 8. Conclusive Evidence/Speak, Memory --; 9. Teaching European Fiction: Cornell, 1950-1951 --; 10. Finding Time for Lolita: Cornell and Harvard, 1951-1953 --; 11. Lolita --; 12. Lolita into Print, Pnin onto Paper: Cornell, 1953-1955 --; 13. Pnin --; 14. Lolita Sparks: Cornell, 1955-1957 --; 15. Eugene Onegin --; 16. Lolita Explodes: Cornell and After, 1957-1959 --; PART II: EUROPE --; 17. Chased by Fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959-1961 --; 18. Pale Fire --; 19. Mask and Man: Montreux, 1961-1964 --; 20. Ada Stirs: Montreux, 1964- 1966 --; 21. Flying High: Montreux, 1966-1968 --; 22. Ada --; 23. Tidying Up: Montreux, 1968-1972 --; 24. Transparent Things --; 25. Reinventing a Life: Montreux, 1972-1974 --; 26. Look at the Harlequins! --; 27. Unanswered Questions: Montreux, 1974-1977 --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400884032; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400884032
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Brian Boyd.

The story of Nabokov's life continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy--until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security.