Vladimir Nabokov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1899

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1977

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, playwright, translator, zoologist, lepidopterist, university teacher, journalist, chess composer, literary critic, novelist, chess player, autobiographer, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: ?????´??? ?????´??????? ????´??? [vl?'d?im??r vl?'d?im??r?v??t? n?'bok?f] (listen); 22 April [O.S.
10 April] 1899 – 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (Russian: ?????´??? ??´???), was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator and entomologist.
His first nine novels were written in Russian (1926–38), but he achieved international prominence after he began writing English prose.
Nabokov became an American citizen in 1945. Nabokov's Lolita (1955) was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels in 2007; Pale Fire (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list; and his memoir, Speak, Memory (1951), was listed eighth on publisher Random House's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction.
He was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times. Nabokov was also an expert lepidopterist and composer of chess problems.

Vladimir Nabokov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

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