{"product_id":"letters-to-vera-paperback","title":"Letters to Véra - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Nabokov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo marriage of a major twentieth-century writer is quite as beguiling as that of Vladimir Nabokov's to Véra Slonim. She shared his delight at the enchantment of life's trifles and literature's treasures, and he rated her as having the best and quickest sense of humor of any woman he had met. From their first encounter in 1923, Vladimir's letters to Véra chronicle a half-century-long love story, one that is playful, romantic, and memorable. At the same time, the letters reveal much about their author. We see the infectious fascination with which Vladimir observed everything--animals, people, speech, landscapes and cityscapes--and glimpse his ceaseless work on his poems, plays, stories, novels, memoirs, screenplays, and translations. This delightful volume is enhanced by twenty-one photographs, as well as facsimiles of the letters and the puzzles and drawings Vladimir often sent to Véra. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 8 pages of photographs and 47 illustrations in text\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVLADIMIR NABOKOV\u003c\/b\u003e studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, then lived in Berlin and Paris, writing prolifically in Russian under the pseudonym Sirin. In 1940, he left France for America, where he wrote some of his greatest works, including \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e (1955) and \u003ci\u003ePnin \u003c\/i\u003e(1957), while also teaching at Wellesley, Harvard, and Cornell. After returning to Europe in 1959, he wrote\u003ci\u003e Pale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (1962) and \u003ci\u003eAda \u003c\/i\u003e(1969) and translated his earlier Russian novels, stories and poems into English. He died in Switzerland in 1977. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOLGA VORONINA\u003c\/b\u003e was deputy director of the Nabokov Museum in St. Petersburg and was the Nabokov Estate representative in Russia before receiving a PhD in Slavic languages and literatures from Harvard University. She is now assistant professor of Russian and director of the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program at Bard College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIAN BOYD, \u003c\/b\u003e University Distinguished Professor of English, University of Auckland, wrote an MA thesis that Vladimir Nabokov called \"brilliant\" and a PhD thesis that Véra Nabokov thought the best thing written about her husband to date. His biography of Nabokov won awards on four continents; his criticism has been translated into eighteen languages. He has edited Nabokov's English-language novels, autobiography, butterfly writings, and translations from Russian poetry.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 864\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685120479295,"sku":"9780307476586","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/50d9363b2d977fb4a0b1b17934a9ada8.webp?v=1764969951","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/letters-to-vera-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}