Download or read book Nabokov's Blues written by Kurt Johnson and published by Zoland Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This astonishing part biography, part scientific detective story tells how a literary genius's scientific discoveries fell into oblivion only to be rediscovered nearly half a century later. Scientists following upon Nabokov's pioneering and expert work on Blues, a diverse group of butterflies inhabiting some of the remotest parts of Latin America, found fresh insights on the global movement of the species and the threat of their extinction. This biography intergrates and helps us to understand one of the great figures of twentieth century art - and science.