Vladimir nabokov biography book
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Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov (April 22, – July 2, ) was a Russian-Americanwriter. He wrote his first books in Russian, and after he moved to the United States, he wrote in English. His most famous book is Lolita, but others have also become famous, such as Pnin, Pale Fire, and Ada or Ardor.
Nabokov was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the first of five children. In , he and his family went to Europe.
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In , he became an American citizen. He died in Montreux, Switzerland.
Life
[change | change source]Nabokov's father was a lawyer and politician. As a child, Vladimir learned Russian, English, and French.
After the October Revolution, the family moved a few times, but settled in Berlin in Two years later, his father was shot and killed by mistake, because he had blocked the person the gunman was trying to murder.
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His mother and sister moved to Prague, but Vladimir stayed in Berlin. He wrote for other Russians who had left Russia to live there. He met Véra Slonin