Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years
- ISBN-10
- 069106797X
- ISBN-13
- 9780691067971
- Series
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 783
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press
- Author
- Brian Boyd
Description
Chronicles the novelist's years in America, where he struggled to support his family until he published "Lolita"--the work that allowed him to enjoy traveling and teaching in the United States
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