A careful and intimate study on the ways Nabokov’s world perception and fictional universe were influenced by his father

A collection of short stories, a novel and excerpts from longer fiction, poetry, essays, and an excerpt from the autobiography of writer Vladimir Nabokov.

This book, first published in 1951 as Conclusive evidence and then assiduously revised in 1966, examines Nabokov's life and times while offering incisive insights into his major works, including Lolita, Pnin, Despair, The gift, The real life of Sebastian Knight, and The defense.

Novels 1969 1974, Ada, Transparent Things, Look at the Harlequins.