# Vladimir Nabokov
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Набоков [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ nɐˈbokəf] ; 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899 – 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (Владимир Сирин), was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian (1926–1938) while living in Berlin, Germany, where he met his wife, Véra Nabokov (née Slonim). He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English.
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: Recorded on a sunny August afternoon in a Merton garden with Trurl exploring a wide-ranging philosophical and analytical journey through mathematics, games, and literature.
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#315 | 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' — Addiction, Self-Sabotage, and the Human Shadow
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Anna Karenina Audiobook by Leo N. Tolstoi
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Interview with Nona Footz: A Mansion of Her Own
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Interview with Nona Footz: A Mansion of Her Own
A Mansion of Her Own: The Mysterious Life of Heiress Alice Delamar – Nona Footz with Audrey Clare Farley – Grand Central Publishing – 9781538772072 – 272 pages – $32.50 – October 8, 2026 – ebook versions available at lower prices
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Chapter & Verse: Lolita
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29.4 - The Song of Igor's Campaign by Vladimir Nabokov
Aurora and I recite the Song of Igor's Campaign, translated by Vladimir Nabokov
Banned Books: Who Gets to Decide What We Read?
Who gets to decide what belongs on your bookshelf?
This week on Well Read and Unfiltered, we’re talking banned books, the freedom to read, and where parental guidance crosses into policing everyone else’s shelves. From "1984" and "The Handmaid’s Tale" to ACOTAR, we unpack the stories that spark con…
Episode 352 with Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Author of Heavy Cream and Skilled Crafter of Insular and Interesting World and Intriguing Characters
Notes and Links to Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s Work
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