Nabokov

[nuh-baw-kuhf, nab-uh-kawf, -kof, nuh-baw-kuhf]

noun

1. Vladimir Vladimirovich 1899–1977, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet, born in Russia.

Nabokov

/ ˌnæbəˈkəʊvɪən, nəˈbɒkɒf, ˈnæbəˌkɒf /

noun

1. Vladimir Vladimirovich (vlaˈdimir vlaˈdimirəvitʃ). 1899–1977, US novelist, born in Russia. His works include Lolita (1955), Pnin (1957), Pale Fire (1962), and Ada (1969)

Other Word Forms

• Nabokovian adjective

Example Sentences

Yet the tale he wrote for quick cash turned out to be one of his finest: Vladimir Nabokov listed it among his half-dozen contemporary American favorites in 1972.

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As Nabokov wrote of his own novel, it lacks a moral, and a moral center.

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Vladimir Nabokov flexed on both of them by using em dashes between other em dashes.

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Framed as a confession by the child of a Frenchman and a Vietnamese woman, the narrator is a double agent with an unforgettable voice recalling Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabokov.

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He and colleagues also developed an interactive presentation about evolution for all ages, called "Nabokov's Butterflies," that was presented at the USU College of Science's Science Unwrapped public outreach program in 2022.

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