Poems and Problems (McGraw-Hill paperbacks)

Name: Poems and Problems (McGraw-Hill paperbacks)
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780070457263

by Unknown Author

218 pages1985Mcgraw-HillISBN 9780070457263

Poetry

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About this book

Printed here in the original and in English translations by Nabokov himself, these thirty-nine Russian poems exemplify the distinctive stages of a half-century of Nabokov's poetry. His fourteen English-language poems, all written in the U.S. between 1947 and 1957, are somewhat lighter in texture but still share with others the theme of nostalgia and childhood. -- From publisher's description.

Publication Details

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Published: 1985
Pages: 218
ISBN: 9780070457263
Language: en

About Unknown Author

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков; 23 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899c – 2 July 1977) was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made contributions to entomology and had an interest in chess problems. Nabokov's *Lolita* (1955) is frequently cited as among his most important novels and is his most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate word play and synesthetic detail that characterised all his works. The novel was ranked at #4 in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels. *Pale Fire* (1962) was ranked at #53 on the same list. His memoir entitled *Speak, Memory* was listed #8 on the Modern Library nonfiction list. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov