Person DS/UK/233 Nabokov; Vladimir (1899-1977); Writer, lepidopterist, professor and screenwriter Nabokov Vladimir 1899-1977 Writer, lepidopterist, professor and screenwriter Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

Saint Petersburg, Russia. Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made contributions to entomology and had an interest in chess problems. Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is frequently cited as amongst his most important novels, and is his most widely known, exhibiting the love of intricate wordplay and descriptive detail that characterized all his works. The novel was ranked at #4 in the list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library. His memoir entitled Speak, Memory was listed #8 on the Modern Library nonfiction list. Véra Nabokov International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Kstuckey 25/02/2009 Kstuckey 27/03/2009 1ad09d36-bea5-49ac-abbf-7fc6051006f5