Nabokov and his Fiction: New Perspectives

To mark the centenary of Vladimir Nabokov's birth, this volume brings together the work of eleven of the world's foremost Nabokov scholars offering new perpectives on the writer and his fiction. Their essays cover a broad range of topics and approaches, from close readings of major texts, including Speak, Memory and Pale Fire, to penetrating discussions of the significant relationship between Nabokov's personal beliefs and experiences and his art. Several of the essays attempt to uncover the artistic principles that underlie the author's literary creations, while others seek to place Nabokov's work in a variety of literary and cultural contexts. Among these essays are a first glimpse at a recently published and little-known work, The Tragedy of Mr Morn, as well as a fresh perspective on Nabokov's most famous novel, Lolita. The volume as a whole offers valuable insight into the future direction of Nabokov scholarship.