Vladimir Nabokov The Secret History of the Writer

Vladimir Nabokov is a writer who compensated with literature for what the war years took from him. He is someone who influenced 20th century literature not only with the works he created, but also with the criticisms he wrote with his sharp pen and the lectures he gave. Nabokov, who kept his distance from politics throughout his life, was therefore accused in literary circles of ignoring the suffering of the age. So what was the situation like in reality? Could Nabokov, who fled from Revolutionary Russia to Hitler's Germany and from there to Paris with his Jewish wife Véra, and whose brother died in a concentration camp, ignore the traumas of the age he lived in in his works? Journalist-writer Andrea Pitzer, Vladimir Nabokov: The Secret History of the Writer' While drawing a picture of Nabokov's personal history using his correspondence and recently discovered documents, he also traces the historical ruins hidden between the lines of his works and opens a brand new window to the reader. In this way, the book turns into a detailed road map for both those who will read Nabokov for the first time and those who want to re-evaluate him. "Nabokov's talent was to turn every place he was into a paradise."
-John Updike-
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 488

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Yayincilik

Number of Pages: 488

First Edition Year: 2014

Language: Turkish