Vladimir Nabokov

  • Destination: Russia

    Alienation, the struggle for a decent life, really bad weather -- the universal themes of this vast nation's literature make us all feel Russian at one point or another.
    By Ken Kalfus November 6, 2006

  • Reading "Lolita" in Alabama

    Fifty years after its publication, and 20 after my first reading, Nabokov's masterpiece is still dangerous -- but not for the reasons you might think.
    By Allen Barra December 22, 2005

  • Longer listens: Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita," 50 years and 50 million copies later

    October 31, 2005

  • The man who knew too much

    Edmund Wilson had four wives, dozens of affairs, a drinking problem -- and the sharpest critical mind of his generation.
    By Allen Barra October 4, 2005

  • Mallomar memories

    Biting into one is all about love and loss and family and ... Oh, who are we kidding: They just taste so good!
    By King Kaufman February 27, 2001

  • Vladimir Nabokov

    "Lolita" read by award-winning actor Jeremy Irons
    By Vladimir Nabokov October 5, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Is Prozac a crutch? Plus: Tips for saving your sex life on antidepressants; Did homophobia drive apart the brothers Nabokov?
    May 19, 2000

  • The gay Nabokov

    The novelist never could face the secret that cost his brother his life.
    By Lev Grossman May 17, 2000

  • Do not disturb

    The author of "Interpreter of Maladies" checks in with great fiction about hotels.
    By Jhumpa Lahiri April 3, 2000

  • Bit parts

    The author of "Wonders of the Invisible World" picks five great literary walk-ons.
    By David Gates February 14, 2000

  • A conversation with Errol Morris

    Eating a reality sandwich at the Carnegie Deli with a connoisseur of the ironic, the naive and the appalling.
    By Rex Doane January 29, 2000

  • Who's screwing who

    The author of "The Lives and Loves of a She-Devil" picks five great novels about exploitation.
    By Fay Weldon November 8, 1999

  • The nymphet strikes back

    In a controversial new novel told from Lolita's point of view, the girl is vicious, conniving and not very convincing.
    By Jennifer Kornreich October 6, 1999

  • Nabokov write-alike contest may hide genuine article

    Has Nabokov's son sneaked snippets from his father's unpublished novel into an obscure journal?
    By Craig Offman June 28, 1999

  • Ersatz Nabokov fools the big boys

    An amateur prankster pulls off a literary hoax.
    By Craig Offman May 26, 1999

  • Lusting after "Lolita"

    Only a nymphet myself when I first met Nobokov's love child, my passion for "Lolita" is still going strong today.
    By Justine Brown July 31, 1998

  • "Lolita"

    Adrian Lyne's "Lolita" is too timid and tasteful to be very good, but it's still the target of censors and hysterics.
    By Charles Taylor April 30, 1998

  • Personal Best: Lolita

    "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams September 30, 1996

  • Personal Best: Lolita

    "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov
    By Amy Tan September 30, 1996
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