What is "Poems and Problems?"
a. A critical work by F.R. Leavis, explaining how poetry can be interpreted objectively
b. A critical work by Jacques Derrida, explaining why objective interpretation of poetry is impossible
c. A fictitious book invented by Douglas Adams, explaining how to survive a Vogon poetry recital
d. A collection by Vladimir Nabokov, containing both poems and chess problems
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a. A critical work by F.R. Leavis, explaining how poetry can be interpreted objectively
b. A critical work by Jacques Derrida, explaining why objective interpretation of poetry is impossible
c. A fictitious book invented by Douglas Adams, explaining how to survive a Vogon poetry recital
d. A collection by Vladimir Nabokov, containing both poems and chess problems
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Vladimir Nabokov
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born
April 23, 1899
died
July 02, 1977
gender
male
place of birth
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made significant contributions to lepidoptery and had an interest in chess problems.
Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as his most important novel, and is at any rate his most widely known one, exhibiting the love of intricate wordplay and descriptive detail that characterized all his works.
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Craig Raine avg rating 3.89 — 60,718 ratings — published 1958 146 editions |
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Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 4.28 — 3,248 ratings — published 1962 29 editions |
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Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 3.93 — 1,646 ratings — published 1938 19 editions |
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Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 4.16 — 1,479 ratings — published 1969 27 editions |
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Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 4.23 — 1,328 ratings — published 1967 23 editions |
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Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 3.90 — 1,122 ratings — published 1932 23 editions |
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The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 4.33 — 999 ratings — published 1995 3 editions |
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Despair by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 3.85 — 908 ratings — published 1939 15 editions |
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The Defense by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 3.82 — 866 ratings — published 1961 18 editions |
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The Real Life of Sebastian Knight by Vladimir Nabokov avg rating 3.91 — 564 ratings — published 1941 19 editions |
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Vladimir Nabokov discusses "Lolita" part 1 of 2
Vladimir Nabokov — Lolita
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Vladimir Nabokov discusses "Lolita" {pt1/2}
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"Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta."
— Vladimir Nabokov (Lolita)
— Vladimir Nabokov (Lolita)
"I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes"
— Vladimir Nabokov
— Vladimir Nabokov
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