The perception of Nabokov as an apolitical writer is one which the author encouraged in the latter part of his career, despite having lived through the traumati

This book argues that the apparent evasion of history in Vladimir Nabokov's fiction conceals a profound engagement with social, and therefore political, tempora

These essays offer readings of several of Nabokov's novels, as well as discussions of his exchange of views about literature with Edmund Wilson, and his place i

The first collection to address the vexing issue of Nabokov’s moral stances, this book argues that he designed his novels and stories as open-ended ethical pr

First full-length critical study of the author of "Lolita."