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Vera. Ein Leben mit Vladimir Nabokov

Vera. Ein Leben mit Vladimir Nabokov

BiographyBiography & Memoir
Pages
639
Published
2001
Language
German

Synopsis

This biography delves into the life of Vera Nabokov, the wife and muse of the renowned author Vladimir Nabokov. It explores her crucial role in his literary career, from managing his affairs to inspiring his works. The book offers an intimate look at their partnership and the sacrifices she made for his art.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Biography Biography & Memoir

About the author

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Stacy Schiff

Stacy Schiff (born October 26, 1961, in Adams, Massachusetts) is an American biographer and essayist. Her 1999 biography Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Saint-Exupéry: A Biography was a finalist for the same prize in 1995. Her other books include A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (winner of the George Washington Book Prize), Cleopatra: A Life, The Witches: Salem, 1692, and The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. She has held fe...