Vladimir Nabokov (Overlook Illustrated Lives)

by Nabokov / Grayson

Other authorsJane Grayson (Author)

Paperback, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

809

Publication

Overlook TP (2005), Paperback, 146 pages

Description

Penguin Illustrated Lives is a series of photographic biographies that offers a fresh, intimate portrait of some of our favourite writers. An incisive, lively text is accompanied by over 100 evocative images, many in colour and some previously unpublished, which depict the author's world - family, friends and artistic circle together with original book jackets, letters and other ephemera.

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LibraryThing member BooksForDinner

Nice short illustrated bio of Nabokov.

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LibraryThing member jwhenderson

This is a volume in the Overlook Illustrated Lives series. Jane Grayson provides a chronologically organized biographical essay on the life of Vladimir Nabokov. The book is amplified with 127 illustrations which means there is an illustration for literally every page in the book. They range from

early pictures in Russia to more contemporary photos that highlight the many facets of Nabokov's career. The chronology of his life and an excellent bibliography make this book a handy reference for readers who enjoy and appreciate the fine work of Vladimir Nabokov.

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