Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (Russian: , Russian pronunciation: [v !i"r n#o$%&'( ()pri ** [+,-, )pri ./' .

.011, -aint 23t3rs#ur4 5 6u 7 *, .188, 9ontr3u:( ;as a "u ti in4ua Russian<)"3rican nov3 ist an! s=ort stor7 ;rit3r, >a#o$ov ;rot3 =is &irst nin3 nov3 s in Russian, t=3n ros3 to int3rnationa pro"in3nc3 as a "ast3r ?n4 is= pros3 st7 ist, @3 a so "a!3 si4ni&icant contri#utions to 3nto"o o47 an! =a! an int3r3st in c=3ss pro# 3"s, >a#o$ovAs Lolita (.1BB( is &r3Cu3nt 7 cit3! as =is "ost i"portant nov3 , an! is =is "ost ;i!3 7 $no;n, 3:=i#itin4 t=3 ov3 o& intricat3 ;or!p a7 an! !3scriptiv3 !3tai t=at c=aract3riD3! a =is ;or$s,[*'

Biography

>a#o$ov @ous3 < t=3 =ous3 in -aint 23t3rs#ur4 ;=3r3 >a#o$ov ;as #orn an! iv3! t=3 &irst .0 73ars o& =is i&3

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E=3 3 !3st son o& F a!i"ir G"itri3vic= >a#o$ov an! =is ;i&3, nH3 ? 3na Ivanovna Ru$avis=ni$ova, =3 ;as #orn to a ric= an! pro"in3nt +rt=o!o: &a"i 7 o& t=3 untit 3! no#i it7 o& -aint 23t3rs#ur4, @3 sp3nt =is c=i !=oo! an! 7out= t=3r3 an! at t=3 countr7 3stat3 Vyra n3ar -iv3rs$a7a, >a#o$ovAs c=i !=oo!, ;=ic= =3 ca 3! Jp3r&3ct,J ;as r3"ar$a# 3 in s3v3ra ;a7s, E=3 &a"i 7 spo$3 Russian, ?n4 is= an! Kr3nc= in t=3ir =ous3=o !, an! >a#o$ov ;as tri in4ua &ro" an 3ar 7 a43, In &act, "uc= to =is &at=3rAs patriotic c=a4rin, >a#o$ov cou ! r3a! an! ;rit3 ?n4 is= #3&or3 =3 cou ! Russian, In Speak, Memory >a#o$ov r3ca s nu"3rous !3tai s o& =is privi 343! c=i !=oo!, an! =is a#i it7 to r3ca in vivi! !3tai "3"ori3s o& =is past ;as a #oon to =i" !urin4 =is p3r"an3nt 3:i 3, as ;3 as provi!in4 a t=3"3 ;=ic= 3c=o3s &ro" =is &irst #oo$, Mary, a t=3 ;a7 to at3r ;or$s suc= as Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle, In .1.L >a#o$ov in=3rit3! t=3 3stat3 RoD=3stv3no, n3:t to F7ra, &ro" =is unc 3 Fasi i7 Ivanovic= Ru$avis=ni$ov (JMnc 3 Ru$aJ in Speak, Memory(, #ut ost it in t=3 r3vo ution on3 73ar at3rN t=is ;as t=3 on 7 =ous3 =3 ;ou ! 3v3r o;n,

>a#o$ov in=3rit3! t=3 Rastr3 i< !3si4n3! 3stat3 JRoD=3stv3noJ in .1.LN t=3 on 7 =ous3 =3 3v3r o;n3!

[edit] Emigration
E=3 >a#o$ov &a"i 7 3&t -aint 23t3rs#ur4 in t=3 ;a$3 o& t=3 .1.8 R3vo ution &or a &ri3n!As 3stat3 in t=3 Ori"3a, ;=3r3 t=37 r3"ain3! &or .0 "ont=s, E=3 &a"i 7 !i! not 3:p3ct to #3 out o& -aint 23t3rs#ur4 &or v3r7 on4, #ut in &act t=37 ;ou ! n3v3r r3turn, In -3pt3"#3r o& .1.0, t=37 "ov3! to Piva!ia, )&t3r t=3 ;it=!ra;a o& t=3 Q3r"an )r"7 (>ov3"#3r .1.0( an! &o o;in4 t=3 !3&3at o& t=3 R=it3 )r"7 in 3ar 7 .1.1, t=3 >a#o$ovs 3&t &or 3:i 3 in ;3st3rn ?urop3, +n )pri *, .1.1, t=3 &a"i 7 3&t -3vastopo , E=37 s3tt 3! #ri3& 7 in ?n4 an!, ;=3r3 F a!i"ir 3nro 3! in Erinit7 Oo 343, Oa"#ri!43 an! stu!i3! - avic an! Ro"anc3 an4ua43s, @is Oa"#ri!43 3:p3ri3nc3s ;ou ! at3r =3 p =i" in t=3 ;ritin4 o& t=3 nov3 Glory, In .1*/, =is &a"i 7 "ov3! to S3r in ;=3r3 =is &at=3r s3t up t=3 H"i4rH n3;spap3r Rul', F> ;ou ! &o o; to S3r in a&t3r =is stu!i3s at Oa"#ri!43 t;o 73ars at3r, In .1**, >a#o$ovAs &at=3r ;as assassinat3! in S3r in #7 Russian "onarc=ists as =3 tri3! to s=3 t3r t=3ir r3a tar43t, 2av3 9i 7u$ov, a 3a!3r o& t=3 Oonstitutiona G3"ocratic 2art7<in<3:i 3, E=is 3piso!3 o& "ista$3n, vio 3nt !3at= ;ou ! 3c=o a4ain an! a4ain in t=3 aut=orAs &iction, ;=3r3 c=aract3rs ;ou ! "33t t=3ir !3at=s un!3r "ista$3n t3r"s, In Pale Fire, &or 3:a"p 3, t=3 po3t -=a!3 is "ur!3r3! acci!3nta 7 (a 343! 7( ;=3n an assassin &ir3s =is ;3apon at an (a 343!( &or"3r $in4, -=ort 7 a&t3r =is &at=3rAs !3at=, =is "ot=3r an! sist3r "ov3! to 2ra4u3, F>, =o;3v3r, sta73! in S3r in ;=3r3 =3 #3ca"3 a r3co4niD3! po3t an! ;rit3r ;it=in t=3 H"i4rH co""unit7 an! pu# is=3! un!3r =is p3n na"3 V. Sirin < it "a7 si4ni&7 an o; or a "7t=o o4ica #ir! < , a ps3u!on7" =3 us3! &or =is Russian ;ritin4s &or a#out &our !3ca!3s, In S3r in, =3 a so tutor3! an! 4av3 t3nnis 3ssons, In .1** >a#o$ov #3ca"3 3n4a43! to -v3t ana -i3;3rtN t=3 3n4a43"3nt ;as #ro$3n o&& in 3ar 7 .1*T as =3 =a! no st3a!7 Uo#, In 9a7 .1*T, =3 "3t FHra ?vs373vna - oni" an! "arri3! =3r in .1*B, E=3ir on 7 c=i !, G"itri, ;as #orn in .1TV, In .1TL, ;=3n F3ra ost =3r Uo# !u3 to t=3 antis3"itic 3nviron"3nt, an! t=3 assassin o& =is &at=3r ;as appoint3! s3con!<in<co""an! o& t=3 Russian H"i4rH 4roup, >a#o$ov start3! to oo$ &or Uo#s in t=3 ?n4 is=<sp3a$in4 ;or !, @3 3&t Q3r"an7 ;it= =is &a"i 7 in .1T8, @3 an! =is &a"i 7 "ov3! to 2aris, #ut a so sta73! !urin4 t=is Uourn37 at ti"3s at

2ra4u3, Oann3s, 93nton, Oap !A)nti#3s, an! Kr3Uus, In 9a7 .1V/ t=3 >a#o$ov &a"i 7 & 3! &ro" t=3 a!vancin4 Q3r"an troops to t=3 Mnit3! -tat3s on #oar! t=3 Champlain,

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E=3 >a#o$ovs s3tt 3! !o;n in 9an=attan an! F> start3! a Uo# at t=3 )"3rican 9us3u" o& >atura @istor7, In +cto#3r =3 "3t ?!"un! Ri son, ;=o intro!uc3! >a#o$ovAs ;or$ to )"3rican 3!itors, 3a!in4 3v3ntua 7 to =is r3co4nition, >a#o$ov ca"3 to R3 3s 37 Oo 343 in .1V. as r3si!3nt 3ctur3r in co"parativ3 it3ratur3, E=3 position, cr3at3! sp3ci&ica 7 &or =i", provi!3! an inco"3 an! &r33 ti"3 to ;rit3 cr3ativ3 7 an! pursu3 =is 3pi!opt3r7, >a#o$ov is r3"3"#3r3! as t=3 &oun!3r o& R3 3s 37As Russian G3part"3nt, @is 3ctur3 s3ri3s on "aUor nin3t33nt=<c3ntur7 Russian ;rit3rs ;as =ai 3! as J&unn7,J J 3arn3!,J an! J#ri iant 7 satirica ,J[citation needed' E=3 >a#o$ovs r3si!3! in R3 3s 37, 9assac=us3tts !urin4 t=3 .1V.<V* aca!3"ic 73arN t=37 "ov3! to Oa"#ri!43, 9assac=us3tts in -3pt3"#3r .1V* an! iv3! t=3r3 unti 6un3 .1V0, Ko o;in4 a 3ctur3 tour t=rou4= t=3 Mnit3! -tat3s, >a#o$ov r3turn3! to R3 3s 37 &or t=3 .1VV5VB aca!3"ic 73ar as a 3ctur3r in Russian, @3 s3rv3! t=rou4= t=3 .1V8<V0 t3r" as R3 3s 37As on3<"an Russian G3part"3nt, o&&3rin4 cours3s in Russian an4ua43 an! it3ratur3, @is c ass3s ;3r3 popu ar, !u3 as "uc= to =is uniCu3 t3ac=in4 st7 3 as to t=3 ;arti"3 int3r3st in a t=in4s Russian, )t t=3 sa"3 ti"3 =3 ;as curator o& 3pi!opt3r7 at @arvar!As 9us3u" o& Oo"parativ3 Sio o47, )&t3r #3in4 3ncoura43! #7 9orris Sis=op, >a#o$ov 3&t R3 3s 37 in .1V0 to t3ac= Russian an! ?urop3an it3ratur3 at Oorn3 Mniv3rsit7, In .1VB, =3 #3ca"3 a natura iD3! citiD3n o& t=3 Mnit3! -tat3s, >a#o$ov ;rot3 =is nov3 Lolita ;=i 3 trav3 in4 on #utt3r& 7<co 3ction trips in t=3 ;3st3rn Mnit3! -tat3s, (>a#o$ov n3v3r 3arn3! to !riv3, F3ra act3! as c=au&&3urN ;=3n F> att3"pt3! to #urn un&inis=3! !ra&ts o& Po ita, it ;as F3ra ;=o stopp3! =i", @3 ca 3! =3r t=3 #3st<=u"or3! ;o"an =3 =a! 3v3r $no;n, G3spit3 t=is, #io4rap=3rs < in particu ar, -tac7 -=i&& < =av3 "a!3 it c 3ar t=at =3 r34u ar 7 stra73! in =is "arria43,( [T' In 6un3 .1BT =3 an! =is &a"i 7 ca"3 to )s= an!, +r34on, r3ntin4 a =ous3 on 93a!3 -tr33t &ro" 2ro&3ssor Ea7 or, =3a! o& t=3 -out=3rn +r34on Oo 343 G3part"3nt o& -ocia -ci3nc3, E=3r3 =3 &inis=3! Lolita an! #34an ;ritin4 t=3 nov3 Pnin, @3 roa"3! t=3 n3ar#7 "ountains oo$in4 &or #utt3r& i3s, an! ;rot3 a po3" Line !ritten in "re#on, +n +cto#3r ., .1BT, =3 an! =is &a"i 7 3&t &or It=aca, >3; Wor$, [V'

[edit] Montreux
)&t3r t=3 4r3at &inancia succ3ss o& Lolita, >a#o$ov ;as a# 3 to r3turn to ?urop3 an! !3vot3 =i"s3 & 3:c usiv3 7 to ;ritin4, ) so =is son =a! 4ott3n a position as an op3ratic #ass at R344io ?"i ia, +n +cto#3r ., .1L., =3 an! FHra "ov3! to t=3 9ontr3u: 2a ac3 @ot3 in 9ontr3u:, -;itD3r an!N =3 sta73! t=3r3 unti t=3 3n! o& =is i&3, Kro" =is si:t=< & oor Cuart3rs =3 con!uct3! =is #usin3ss an! too$ tours to t=3 ) ps, Oorsica, an! -ici 7 to =unt #utt3r& i3s, In .18L =3 ;as =ospita iD3! ;it= an un!ia4nos3! &3v3rN r3=ospita iD3! in Pausann3 in .188, =3 su&&3r3! &ro" s3v3r3 #ronc=ia con43stion, an! !i3! on 6u 7 *, @is r3"ains ;3r3 cr3"at3! an! ar3 #uri3! at t=3 O ar3ns c3"3t3r7 in 9ontr3u:,[B'

)t t=3 ti"3 o& =is !3at=, =3 ;as ;or$in4 on a nov3 tit 3! $he "ri#inal o% Laura, @is ;i&3 F3ra an! son G"itri ;3r3 3ntrust3! ;it= >a#o$ovAs it3rar7 3:3cutors=ip, an! t=ou4= =3 as$3! t=3" to #urn t=3 "anuscript, t=37 ;3r3 una# 3 to !3stro7 =is &ina ;or$, E=3 inco"p 3t3 "anuscript, ;=ic= is sai! to consist o& aroun! .*B =an!;ritt3n in!3: car!s [L', =as r3"ain3! in a -;iss #an$ vau t 3v3r sinc3, +n 7 t;o p3op 3, G"itri >a#o$ov an! an un$no;n p3rson, =av3 acc3ss to t=3 vau t, 2ortions o& t=3 "anuscript =av3 #33n s=o;n to >a#o$ov sc=o ars, In )pri , *//0, G"itri announc3! t=at =3 ;ou ! pu# is= t=3 nov3 ,[8'

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>a#o$ov ;as #orn on )pri ./, .011 accor!in4 to t=3 6u ian ca 3n!ar in us3 in Russia at t=at ti"3, E=3 Qr34orian 3Cuiva 3nt is )pri **, ;=ic= is ac=i3v3! #7 a!!in4 .* !a7s to t=3 6u ian !at3, -o"3 sourc3s =av3 incorr3ct 7 ca cu at3! a !at3 o& )pri *T, #7 inappropriat3 7 usin4 t=3 .T<!a7 !i&&3r3nc3 in t=3 ca 3n!ars t=at app i3! on 7 a&t3r K3#ruar7 *0, .1//, In Speak, Memory >a#o$ov 3:p ains t=3 caus3 o& t=3 3rror an! con&ir"s t=3 corr3ct !at3 o& )pri **, Sut =3 =i"s3 & c3 3#rat3! =is #irt=!a7 on )pri *T, an! stat3! in an int3rvi3; ;it= $he &e' (ork $ime , JE=at is a so -=a$3sp3ar3Xs an! -=ir 37 E3"p 3Xs, so I =av3 not=in4 to os3 #7 sa7in4 I ;as #orn on t=3 *Tr!,J[0'

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9a7 *T, .1L1 $/M0 "a4aDin3 cov3r >a#o$ovAs &irst ;ritin4s ;3r3 in Russian, #ut =3 ca"3 to =is 4r3at3st !istinction in t=3 ?n4 is= an4ua43, Kor t=is ac=i3v3"3nt, =3 =as #33n co"par3! ;it= 6os3p= Oonra!N 73t so"3 vi3; t=is as a !u#ious co"parison, as Oonra! co"pos3! on 7 in ?n4 is=, n3v3r in =is nativ3 2o is=, (>a#o$ov =i"s3 & !is!ain3! t=3 co"parison &or a3st=3tic r3asons, a"3ntin4 to t=3 critic ?!"un! Ri son, JI a" too o ! to c=an43 Oonra!ica 7J Y ;=ic=

6o=n Mp!i$3 at3r ca 3!, Jits3 & a U3st o& 43nius,J >a#o$ov, in t=3 v3r7 3ar 7 &i&ti3s, o&&3r3! t=3 critic ?!"un! Ri son a poc$3t appraisa : JOonra! $n3; =o; to =an! 3 r3a!7"a!3 ?n4 is= #3tt3r t=an IN #ut I $no; #3tt3r t=3 ot=3r $in!, @3 n3v3r sin$s to t=3 !3pt=s o& "7 so 3cis"s, #ut n3it=3r !o3s =3 sca 3 "7 v3r#a p3a$s,J( [1' >a#o$ov trans at3! "an7 o& =is o;n 3ar 7 ;or$s into ?n4 is=, so"3ti"3s in coop3ration ;it= =is son G"itri, @is tri in4ua up#rin4in4 =a! a pro&oun! in& u3nc3 on =is artistr7, @3 =as "3tap=orica 7 !3scri#3! t=3 transition &ro" on3 an4ua43 to anot=3r as t=3 s o; Uourn37 at ni4=t &ro" on3 vi a43 to t=3 n3:t ;it= on 7 a can! 3 &or i u"ination, >a#o$ov =i"s3 & trans at3! t;o #oo$s =3 ;rot3 in ?n4 is= into Russian, Conclu i1e 01idence, an! Lolita. E=3 &irst Jtrans ationJ ;as "a!3 #3caus3 o& >a#o$ovAs &33 in4 o& i"p3r&3ction in t=3 ?n4 is= v3rsion, Rritin4 t=3 #oo$, =3 not3! t=at =3 n33!3! to trans at3 =is o;n "3"ori3s into ?n4 is=, an! to sp3n! a ot o& ti"3 3:p ainin4 t=in4s ;=ic= ar3 ;3 <$no;n in RussiaN t=3n =3 !3ci!3! to r3<;rit3 t=3 #oo$ onc3 a4ain, in =is &irst nativ3 an4ua43, an! a&t3r t=at =3 "a!3 t=3 &ina v3rsion, Speak, Memory (>a#o$ov &irst ;ant3! to na"3 it J-p3a$, 9n3"os7n3J(, >a#o$ov ;as a propon3nt o& in!ivi!ua is", an! r3U3ct3! conc3pts an! i!3o o4i3s t=at curtai 3! in!ivi!ua &r33!o" an! 3:pr3ssion, suc= as tota itarianis" in its various &or"s as ;3 as Kr3u!As ps7c=oana 7sis,[./' 2os= ost, or as =3 transcri#3! it, po hlu t, is !is!ain3! an! &r3Cu3nt 7 "oc$3! in =is ;or$s,[..' >a#o$ov is not3! &or =is co"p 3: p ots, c 3v3r ;or! p a7, an! us3 o& a it3ration, @3 4ain3! #ot= &a"3 an! notori3t7 ;it= =is nov3 Lolita (.1BB(, ;=ic= t3 s o& a 4ro;n "anAs !3vourin4 passion &or a t;3 v3<73ar<o ! 4ir , E=is an! =is ot=3r nov3 s, particu ar 7 Pale Fire (.1L*(, ;on =i" a p ac3 a"on4 t=3 4r3at3st nov3 ists o& t=3 */t= c3ntur7, @is on43st nov3 , ;=ic= "3t ;it= a "i:3! r3spons3, is Ada (.1L1(, @3 !3vot3! "or3 ti"3 to t=3 co"position o& t=is nov3 t=an an7 o& =is ot=3rs, >a#o$ovAs &iction is c=aract3riD3! #7 its in4uistic p a7&u n3ss, Kor 3:a"p 3, =is s=ort stor7 JE=3 Fan3 -ist3rsJ is &a"ous in part &or its acrostic &ina para4rap=, in ;=ic= t=3 &irst 3tt3rs o& 3ac= ;or! sp3 out a "3ssa43 &ro" #37on! t=3 4rav3, >a#o$ovAs statur3 as a it3rar7 critic is &oun!3! ar43 7 on =is &our<vo u"3 trans ation o& an! co""3ntar7 on ) 3$san!r 2us=$inAs 3pic o& t=3 Russian sou , 0u#ene "ne#in, pu# is=3! in .1LV, E=at co""3ntar7 3n!3! ;it= an app3n!i: tit 3! &ote on Pro ody ;=ic= =as !3v3 op3! a r3putation o& its o;n, It st3""3! &ro" =is o#s3rvation t=at ;=i 3 2us=$inAs ia"#ic t3tra"3t3rs =a! #33n a part o& Russian it3ratur3 &or a &air 7 s=ort t;o c3nturi3s, t=37 ;3r3 c 3ar 7 un!3rstoo! #7 t=3 Russian proso!ists, +n t=3 ot=3r =an!, =3 vi3;3! t=3 "uc= o !3r ?n4 is= ia"#ic t3tra"3t3rs as "u!! 3! an! poor 7 !ocu"3nt3!, In =is o;n ;or!s: I =av3 #33n &orc3! to inv3nt a si"p 3 itt 3 t3r"ino o47 o& "7 o;n, 3:p ain its app ication to ?n4 is= v3rs3 &or"s, an! in!u 43 in c3rtain rat=3r copious !3tai s o& c assi&ication #3&or3 3v3n tac$ in4 t=3 i"it3! o#U3ct o& t=3s3 not3s to "7 trans ation o& 2us=$inAs 0u#ene "ne#in, an o#U3ct t=at #oi s !o;n to v3r7 itt 3Y in co"parison to t=3 &orc3! pr3 i"inari3s Y na"3 7, to a &3; t=in4s t=at t=3 non< Russian stu!3nt o& Russian it3ratur3 "ust $no; in r34ar! to Russian proso!7 in 43n3ra an! to 0u#ene "ne#in in particu ar,

>a#o$ovAs trans ation ;as t=3 &ocus o& a #itt3r po 3"ic ;it= ?!"un! Ri son an! ot=3rsN =3 =a! r3n!3r3! t=3 v3r7 pr3cis3 7 "3t3r3! an! r=7"in4 nov3 in v3rs3 to (#7 =is o;n a!"ission( stu"# in4, non<r=7"3! pros3, @3 ar4u3! t=at a v3rs3 trans ations o& "ne#in &ata 7 #3tra73! t=3 aut=orAs us3 o& an4ua43N critics r3p i3! t=at &ai ur3 to "a$3 t=3 trans ation as #3auti&u 7 st7 3! as t=3 ori4ina ;as a "uc= 4r3at3r #3tra7a , >a#o$ovAs Lecture on Literature at Oorn3 Mniv3rsit7 ;=3r3 =3 ;as appoint3! an instructor in .1V0, r3v3a s =is controv3rsia i!3as conc3rnin4 art, @3 &ir" 7 #3 i3v3! t=at nov3 s s=ou ! not ai" to t3ac= an! t=at r3a!3rs s=ou ! not "3r3 7 3"pat=is3 ;it= c=aract3rs #ut t=at a A=i4=3rA a3st=3tic 3nUo7"3nt s=ou ! #3 attain3!, part 7 #7 pa7in4 4r3at att3ntion to !3tai s o& st7 3 an! structur3, @3 !3t3st3! ;=at =3 sa; as A43n3ra i!3asA in nov3 s, an! so ;=3n t3ac=in4 2ly e , &or 3:a"p 3, =3 ;ou ! insist stu!3nts $33p an 373 on ;=3r3 t=3 c=aract3rs ;3r3 in Gu# in (;it= t=3 ai! o& a "ap( rat=3r t=an t3ac=in4 t=3 co"p 3: Iris= =istor7 t=at "an7 critics s33 as #3in4 3ss3ntia to an un!3rstan!in4 o& t=3 nov3 , Gurin4 =is t3n 73ars at Oorn3 , >a#o$ov intro!uc3! un!3r4ra!uat3s to t=3 !3 i4=ts o& 4r3at &iction, inc u!in4 t=3 3leak 4ou e o& O=ar 3s Gic$3ns in &i&t7<"inut3 c assroo" 3ctur3s [.*', >a#o$ovAs !3tractors &au t =i" &or #3in4 an a3st=3t3 an! &or =is ov3r<att3ntion to an4ua43 an! !3tai rat=3r t=an c=aract3r !3v3 op"3nt, In =is 3ssa7 J>a#o$ov, or >osta 4ia,J Gani o Zi[ ;rot3 t=at >a#o$ovAs is Ja "a4ni&ic3nt, co"p 3:, an! st3ri 3 art,J Russian po3t Wv43n7 W3vtus=3n$o sai! in a 2 a7#o7 int3rvi3; t=at =3 cou ! =3ar t=3 c att3r o& sur4ica too s in F>As pros3, >ot unti 4 asnost !i! >a#o$ovAs ;or$ #3co"3 o&&icia 7 avai a# 3 in =is nativ3 countr7, Qor#ac=3v aut=oriD3! a &iv3<vo u"3 3!ition o& =is ;ritin4 in .100,

[edit] Nabokov$s synesthesia

>a#o$ov ;as a s7n3st=3t3 an! !3scri#3! asp3cts o& s7n3st=3sia in s3v3ra o& =is ;or$s, In =is "3"oir Speak, Memory, =3 not3s t=at =is ;i&3 a so 3:=i#it3! s7n3st=3siaN i$3 =3r =us#an!, =3r "in!As 373 associat3! co ors ;it= particu ar 3tt3rs, E=37 !iscov3r3! t=at G"itri s=ar3! t=3 trait, an! "or3ov3r t=at t=3 co ors =3 associat3! ;it= so"3 3tt3rs ;3r3 in so"3 cas3s # 3n!s o& =is par3ntsA =u3sYJ;=ic= is as i& 43n3s ;3r3 paintin4 in aCuar3 3J, F a!i"ir >a#o$ovAs cas3 o& s7n3st=3sia can #3 !3scri#3! in "or3 !3tai t=an "3r3 7 t=3 association o& co ors ;it= particu ar 3tt3rs, Kor a s7n3st=3t3 3tt3rs ar3 not si"p 7 associat3! ;it= c3rtain co orsN t=37 are co or3!, >a#o$ov &r3Cu3nt 7 3n!o;3! =is prota4onists ;it= a si"i ar 4i&t, In 3end Sini ter Zru4 co""3nts on =is p3rc3ption o& t=3 ;or! J o7a t7J as #3in4 i$3 a 4o !3n &or$ 7in4 out in t=3 sun, In $he 5e%en e, >a#o$ov "3ntion3! #ri3& 7 =o; t=3 "ain c=aract3rAs &at=3r, a ;rit3r, &oun! =3 ;as una# 3 to co"p 3t3 a nov3 t=at =3 p ann3! to ;rit3, #3co"in4 ost in t=3 &a#ricat3! stor7 in3 #7 Jstartin4 ;it= co ors,J 9an7 ot=3r su#t 3 r3&3r3nc3s ar3 "a!3 in >a#o$ovAs ;ritin4 t=at

can #3 trac3! #ac$ to =is s7n3st=3sia, 9an7 o& =is c=aract3rs =av3 a !istinct Js3nsor7 app3tit3J r3"inisc3nt o& s7n3st=3sia,

[edit] Entomology

0chinar#u in t=3 &a"i 7 P7ca3ni!a3: on3 o& t=3 "an7 43n3ra !iscov3r3! an! na"3! #7 >a#o$ov @is car33r as an 3nto"o o4ist ;as 3Cua 7 !istin4uis=3!, E=rou4=out an 3:t3nsiv3 car33r o& co 3ctin4 =3 n3v3r 3arn3! to !riv3 a car, an! =3 !3p3n!3! on =is ;i&3 FHra to ta$3 =i" to co 3ctin4 sit3s, Gurin4 t=3 .1V/s, as a r3s3arc= &3 o; in Doo o47, =3 ;as r3sponsi# 3 &or or4aniDin4 t=3 #utt3r& 7 co 3ction o& t=3 9us3u" o& Oo"parativ3 \oo o47 at @arvar! Mniv3rsit7, @is ;ritin4s in t=is ar3a ;3r3 =i4= 7 t3c=nica , E=is, co"#in3! ;it= =is sp3cia t7 in t=3 r3 ativ3 7 unsp3ctacu ar tri#3 2o 7o""atini o& t=3 &a"i 7 P7ca3ni!a3, =as 3&t t=is &ac3t o& =is i&3 itt 3 3:p or3! #7 "ost a!"ir3rs o& =is it3rar7 ;or$s, @3 i!3nti&i3! t=3 Zarn3r S u3, E=3 43nus &a*oko1ia ;as na"3! a&t3r =i" in =onor o& t=is ;or$, as ;3r3 a nu"#3r o& #utt3r& 7 an! "ot= sp3ci3s (3,4, "an7 o& t=3 43n3ra Madeleinea an! P eudolucia(,[.T'

Sutt3r& i3s !ra;n #7 F (F a!i"ir( &or F (F3ra(, >a#o$ov @ous3 o& -aint 23t3rs#ur4, E=3 pa 3onto o4ist an! 3ssa7ist -t3p=3n 6a7 Qou ! !iscuss3! >a#o$ovAs 3pi!opt3r7 in an 3ssa7 r3print3! in =is #oo$ / 4a1e Landed. Qou ! not3s t=at >a#o$ov ;as occasiona 7 a sci3nti&ic Jstic$<in<t=3<"u!JN &or 3:a"p 3, >a#o$ov n3v3r acc3pt3! t=at 43n3tics or t=3 countin4 o& c=ro"oso"3s cou ! #3 a va i! ;a7 to !istin4uis= sp3ci3s o& ins3cts, an! r3 i3! on t=3 tra!itiona (&or 3pi!opt3rists( "icroscopic co"parison o& t=3ir 43nita ia, E=3 @arvar! 9us3u" o& >atura @istor7, ;=ic= no; contains t=3 9us3u" o& Oo"parativ3 \oo o47, sti poss3ss3s >a#o$ovAs J43nita ia ca#in3tJ, ;=3r3 t=3 aut=or stor3! =is co 3ction o& "a 3 # u3 #utt3r& 7 43nita ia, [.', [*' J>a#o$ov ;as a s3rious ta:ono"ist,J accor!in4 to t=3 "us3u" sta&& ;rit3r >anc7 2ic$, aut=or o& $he Rare t o% the Rare: Storie 3ehind the $rea ure at the 4ar1ard Mu eum o% &atural 4i tory, J@3 actua 7 !i! Cuit3 a 4oo! Uo# at !istin4uis=in4 sp3ci3s t=at 7ou ;ou ! not t=in$ ;3r3

!i&&3r3ntY#7 oo$in4 at t=3ir 43nita ia un!3r a "icroscop3 si: =ours a !a7, s3v3n !a7s a ;33$, unti =is 373si4=t ;as p3r"an3nt 7 i"pair3!,J [T' 9an7 o& >a#o$ovAs &ans =av3 tri3! to ascri#3 it3rar7 va u3 to =is sci3nti&ic pap3rs, Qou ! not3s, Oonv3rs3 7, ot=3rs =av3 c ai"3! t=at =is sci3nti&ic ;or$ 3nric=3! =is it3rar7 output, Qou ! a!vocat3s a t=ir! vi3;, =o !in4 t=at t=3 ot=3r t;o positions ar3 3:a"p 3s o& t=3 post =oc 3r4o propt3r =oc o4ica &a ac7, Rat=3r t=an assu"in4 t=at 3it=3r si!3 o& >a#o$ovAs ;or$ caus3! or sti"u at3! t=3 ot=3r, Qou ! propos3s t=at *oth st3""3! &ro" >a#o$ovAs ov3 o& !3tai , cont3"p ation an! s7""3tr7,

[edit] %hess problems

>a#o$ov sp3nt consi!3ra# 3 ti"3 !urin4 =is 3:i 3 on t=3 co"position o& c=3ss pro# 3"s, -uc= co"positions =3 pu# is=3! in t=3 Russian H"i4rH pr3ss, Poem and Pro*lem (.0 c=3ss co"positions( an! Speak, Memory (. pro# 3"(, @3 !3scri#3s t=3 proc3ss o& co"posin4 an! constructin4 in =is "3"oir: JE=3 strain on t=3 "in! is &or"i!a# 3N t=3 3 3"3nt o& ti"3 !rops out o& on3 consciousn3ss,,,J Eo =i", t=3 Jori4ina it7, inv3ntion, concis3n3ss, =ar"on7, co"p 3:it7, an! sp 3n!i! insinc3rit7J o& cr3atin4 a c=3ss pro# 3" ;as si"i ar to t=at in an7 ot=3r art,

[edit] &n"luence
E=3 critic 6a"3s Roo! ar4u3! t=at >a#o$ovAs us3 o& !3scriptiv3 !3tai prov3! an Jov3rpo;3rin4, an! not a ;a7s v3r7 &ruit&u , in& u3nc3 on t;o or t=r33 43n3rations a&t3r =i"J, inc u!in4 aut=ors suc= as 9artin )"is an! 6o=n Mp!i$3,[.V' R=i 3 a stu!3nt at Oorn3 in t=3 .1B/s, E=o"as 27nc=on att3n!3! s3v3ra o& >a#o$ovAs 3ctur3sN[.B' 27nc=on at3r r3&3rr3! to Lolita in =is nov3 $he Cryin# o% Lot 67 (.1LL(, an! "a7 =av3 #33n in& u3nc3! #7 >a#o$ovAs pr3&3r3nc3 &or actua is" ov3r r3a is",[.L' +& t=3 aut=ors ;=o ca"3 to pro"in3nc3 !urin4 >a#o$ovAs i&3ti"3, 6o=n Sanvi 3,[.8' Gon G3Pi o,[.0' -a "an Rus=!i3,[.1' an! ?!"un! R=it3[*/' ;3r3 a in& u3nc3! #7 >a#o$ov, -3v3ra aut=ors ;=o ca"3 to pro"in3nc3 in t=3 .11/s an! *///s =av3 a so cit3! >a#o$ovAs ;or$ as a it3rar7 in& u3nc3, 2u itD3r 2riD3<;innin4 nov3 ist 9ic=a3 O=a#on ist3! Lolita an! Pale Fire a"on4 t=3 J#oo$s t=at, I t=ou4=t, c=an43! "7 i&3 ;=3n I r3a! t=3",J[*.' an! stat3! t=at J>a#o$ovAs ?n4 is= co"#in3s ac=in4 7ricis" ;it= !ispassionat3 pr3cision in a ;a7 t=at s33"s to r3n!3r 3v3r7 =u"an 3"otion in a its int3nsit7 #ut n3v3r ;it= an ounc3 o& sc="a tD or so447 an4ua43J,[**' 2u itD3r 2riD3 ;inn3r 63&&r37 ?u43ni!3s sai! t=at J>a#o$ov =as a ;a7s #33n an! r3"ains on3 o& "7 &avorit3 ;rit3rs, @3Xs a# 3 to Uu44 3 t3n #a s ;=3r3 "ost p3op 3 can Uu44 3 t=r33 or &our,J[*T' E, Oora4=3ssan So7 3 sai! t=at J>a#o$ovAs p a7&u n3ss an! t=3 ravis=in4 #3aut7 o& =is pros3 ar3 on4oin4 in& u3nc3sJ on =is ;ritin4,[*V' an! 6=u"pa Pa=iri,[*B' 9aris=a 23ss ,[*L' an! \a!i3 -"it=[*8' =av3 a so ac$no; 3!43! >a#o$ovAs in& u3nc3, Lolita (.1BB( is a nov3 #7 F a!i"ir >a#o$ov, E=3 nov3 ;as &irst ;ritt3n in ?n4 is= an! pu# is=3! in .1BB in 2aris, at3r trans at3! #7 t=3 aut=or into Russian an! pu# is=3! in

.1B8 in >3; Wor$, E=3 nov3 is #ot= int3rnationa 7 &a"ous &or its innovativ3 st7 3 an! in&a"ous &or its controv3rsia su#U3ct: t=3 #oo$As narrator an! prota4onist, @u"#3rt @u"#3rt, #3co"in4 s3:ua 7 o#s3ss3! ;it= a .*<73ar<o ! 4ir na"3! Go or3s @aD3, )&t3r its pu# ication, Lolita attain3! a c assic status, #3co"in4 on3 o& t=3 #3st $no;n an! "ost controv3rsia 3:a"p 3s o& */t= c3ntur7 it3ratur3, E=3 na"3 JPo itaJ =as 3nt3r3! pop cu tur3 to !3scri#3 a s3:ua 7 pr3cocious 7oun4 4ir , E=3 nov3 =as #33n a!apt3! to &i " t;ic3, onc3 in .1L* #7 -tan 37 Zu#ric$ starrin4 6a"3s 9ason as @u"#3rt @u"#3rt, ;it= -u3 P7on as Po ita, an! a4ain in .118 #7 )!rian P7n3, starrin4 63r3"7 Irons as @u"#3rt @u"#3rt, an! Go"iniCu3 -;ain as Po ita

'lot summary
Lolita is a nov3 narrat3! #7 @u"#3rt @u"#3rt, a it3ratur3 sc=o ar #orn in .1./ in 2aris, Kranc3, ;=o is o#s3ss3! #7 ;=at =3 r3&3rs to as An7"p=3tsA (!3&in3! as s3:ua 7 !3sira# 3 4ir s #3t;33n t=3 a43s o& nin3 an! &ourt33n(, E=is o#s3ssion ;it= 7oun4 4ir s app3ars to =av3 #33n a r3su t o& =is &ai ur3 to consu""at3 an a&&air ;it= a c=i !=oo! s;33t=3art, )nna#3 P3i4=, #3&or3 =3r pr3"atur3 !3at= &ro" t7p=us, -=ort 7 #3&or3 t=3 start o& Ror ! Rar II, @u"#3rt 3av3s 2aris &or >3; Wor$, In .1V8 =3 "ov3s to Ra"s!a 3, a s"a >3; ?n4 an! to;n, to ;rit3, R=3n t=3 =ous3 in ;=ic= =3 is pro"is3! a roo" #urns !o;n, =3 3n!s up at t=3 !oor o& O=ar ott3 @aD3, a ;i!o;, ;=o =as a s3:ua 7 c=ar43! int3rpr3tation o& ta$in4 in a o!43r, )s t=3 t;o "a$3 t=3ir ;a7 t=rou4= 9rs, @aD3As tour o& t=3 =ous3, @u"#3rt r3=3ars3s !i&&3r3nt ;a7s o& turnin4 =3r !o;n, #ut t=3n, a&t3r #3in4 3! out into t=3 4ar!3n, =3 spi3s @aD3As .*<73ar<o ! !au4=t3r Go or3s (various 7 r3&3rr3! to in t=3 nov3 as Go 7, Po ita, Po a, Po, P( sun#at=in4 in t=3 4ar!3n, @u"#3rt, s33in4 t=3 )nna#3 P3i4= in =3r, is instant 7 s"itt3n ;it= t=3 !au4=t3r an! 3a43r 7 a4r33s to r3nt t=3 roo", O=ar ott3 #3co"3s =is un;ittin4 pa;n in =is Cu3st to "a$3 Po ita a part o& =is ivin4 &antas7, R=3n 9rs, @aD3 !riv3s Po ita o&& to su""3r ca"p, s=3 3av3s an u ti"atu" &or @u"#3rt, sa7in4 t=at =3 "ust "arr7 =3r (&or s=3 =as &a 3n "a! 7 in ov3 ;it= =i"( or "ov3 out, @3 is a#so ut3 7 =orri&i3! at &irst, #ut a&t3r "uc= cont3"p ation =3 ;ar"s =i"s3 & to t=3 i!3a o& ivin4 ;it= O=ar ott3 &or t=3 so 3 r3ason o& "a$in4 Po ita =is st3p!au4=t3r, int3n!in4 to us3 =3av7 s3!ativ3s on #ot= =3r an! =3r "ot=3r so =3 can 3:pr3ss =is s3:ua !3sir3 on Po ita in =3r s 33p, ) t=ou4= ;3 n3v3r 3arn sp3ci&ica 7 ;=at =3 p ans to !o, =3 !o3s sa7 =3 ;is=3s to $33p =3r purit7 intact, @u"#3rt "arri3s O=ar ott3 an! t=37 iv3 a !o"3stic i&3st7 3, ;it= O=ar ott3 co"p 3t3 7 o# ivious to =is !istast3 &or =3r, @u"#3rt starts to ;rit3 a !iar7 in ;=ic= =3 r3cor!s =is i&3 in Ra"s!a 3 an!, "or3 sp3ci&ica 7, =is r3 ations=ip ;it= Po ita, @3 oc$s t=3 !iar7 in a !ra;3r, R=i 3 Po ita is a;a7 at ca"p an! @u"#3rt =as 4on3 into to;n, O=ar ott3 op3ns t=3 !ra;3r an! &in!s =is !iar7, ;=ic= !3tai s =is ac$ o& int3r3st in =3r an! i"passion3! ust &or =3r !au4=t3r, @orri&i3! an! =u"i iat3!, O=ar ott3 !3ci!3s to & 33 ;it= =3r !au4=t3r, S3&or3 !oin4 so, s=3 ;rit3s t=r33 3tt3rs << to @u"#3rt, Po ita an! a strict #oar!in4 sc=oo &or 7oun4 a!i3s to ;=ic= s=3 appar3nt 7 int3n!s to s3n! =3r !au4=t3r, O=ar ott3 con&ronts @u"#3rt ;=3n

=3 r3turns =o"3, R3tr3atin4 to t=3 $itc=3n, =3 t3 s =3r t=at t=3 !iar7 3ntri3s ar3 Uust not3s &or a nov3 , t=at t=3 us3 o& O=ar ott3 an! =3r !au4=t3rAs na"3s ar3 pur3 7 inci!3nta c=oic3s, consi!3rin4 t=3ir 3v3r7!a7 contact, &or t=3 c=aract3rs o& =is ;or$, Sut O=ar ott3 =as a r3a!7 #o t3! &ro" t=3 =ous3 to post t=3 3tt3rs, Orossin4 t=3 str33t, s=3 is struc$ an! $i 3! #7 a passin4 "otorist, ) c=i ! r3tri3v3s t=3 3tt3rs an! 4iv3s t=3" to @u"#3rt, ;=o !3stro7s t=3", @u"#3rt pic$s Po ita up &ro" ca"p, t3 in4 =3r t=at =3r "ot=3r is !3sp3rat3 7 i in a =ospita , an! ta$3s =3r to E=3 ?nc=ant3! @unt3rs, a =ot3 o& r34iona r3put3, ;=3r3 =3 "33ts a stran43 "an ( at3r r3v3a 3! to #3 O ar3 ]ui t7(, ;=o s33"s to $no; ;=o =3 is, @u"#3rt int3n!s to us3 t=3 s 33pin4 pi s on Po ita, #ut t=37 =av3 itt 3 3&&3ct, Inst3a!, s=3 s3!uc3s @u"#3rt (t=3 &irst o& on 7 t;o ti"3s s=3 is r3cor!3! as !oin4 so(, an! =3 !iscov3rs t=at =3 is not =3r &irst ov3r, as s=3 =a! =a! a s3:ua a&&air at su""3r ca"p, )&t3r 3avin4 t=3 =ot3 , @u"#3rt t3 s t=3 no;<trou# 3so"3 Po ita t=at =3r "ot=3r is !3a!, ) on3 an! &ri4=t3n3!, Po ita =as no c=oic3 #ut to acc3pt @u"#3rt into =3r i&3 on =is t3r"s, Grivin4 Po ita aroun! t=3 countr7 in O=ar ott3As car, "ovin4 &ro" stat3 to stat3 an! "ot3 to "ot3 , @u"#3rt #ri#3s t=3 4ir &or s3:ua &avoursN =3 &a s 43nuin3 7 in ov3 ;it= =3r, #ut is conscious t=at s=3 is not attract3! to =i" an! s=ar3s non3 o& =is int3r3sts, -=3 is, in &act, a v3r7 crass an! or!inar7 a!o 3sc3nt, ;=o "3r3 7 puts up ;it= =i" an! is not a#ov3 "anipu atin4 =i" s3:ua 7 ;=3n s=3 can, ?v3ntua 7, t=3 t;o s3tt 3 !o;n in anot=3r >3; ?n4 an! to;n, S3ar!s 37, ;it= @u"#3rt posin4 as Po itaAs &at=3r an! Po ita 3nro 3! in a privat3 4ir sA sc=oo ;=3r3 t=3 =3a!"istr3ss vi3;s @u"#3rtAs poss3ssiv3 sup3rvision as t=at o& a strict, o !<;or ! ?urop3an par3nt, @u"#3rt n3v3rt=3 3ss is p3rsua!3! to a o; Po ita to ta$3 part in a sc=oo t=3atrica c u# (3:tractin4 a!!itiona s3:ua &avours &ro" =3r in 3:c=an43 &or =is p3r"ission(, +"inous 7, t=3 tit 3 o& t=3 p a7 << $he 0nchanted 4unter << is i!3ntica to t=3 na"3 o& t=3 =ot3 ;=3r3 t=37 t3c=nica 7 #3ca"3 ov3rs, Po ita is 3nt=usiastic a#out t=3 p a7 an! is sai! to =av3 i"pr3ss3! t=3 p a7;ri4=t, ;=o att3n!3! a r3=3arsa , #ut #3&or3 op3nin4 ni4=t s=3 an! @u"#3rt =av3 a &3rocious ar4u"3nt, an! s=3 #o ts &ro" t=3 =ous3, Koun! #7 @u"#3rt a &3; "inut3s at3r, Po ita !3c ar3s t=at s=3 ;ants to i""3!iat3 7 3av3 to;n an! r3su"3 t=3ir trav3 s, @u"#3rt is !3 i4=t3!, #ut incr3asin4 7 4uar!3! as t=37 a4ain !riv3 ;3st;ar!, na443! #7 a &33 in4 t=at t=37 ar3 #3in4 &o o;3! an! t=at Po ita $no;s ;=o t=3 &o o;3r is, @3 is ri4=t, O ar3 ]ui t7, an acCuaintanc3 o& O=ar ott3As, t=3 n3p=3; o& t=3 oca !3ntist in Ra"s!a 3, an! t=3 aut=or o& t=3 p a7 #3in4 p3r&or"3! at Po itaAs sc=oo , is =i"s3 & a p3!op=i 3 an! a"at3ur porno4rap=3r, @3 is tai in4 t=3 coup 3 in accor!anc3 ;it= a s3cr3t p an o& 3scap3 !3vis3! ;it= Po ita, R=i 3 @u"#3rt #3co"3s incr3asin4 7 paranoi!, Po ita #3co"3s i an! r3cup3rat3s in a n3ar#7 =ospita , +n3 ni4=t s=3 c=3c$s out ;it= =3r Junc 3J, ;=o =as pai! t=3 =ospita #i , @u"#3rt, sti c u3 3ss as to t=3 i!3ntit7 o& Po itaAs Ja#!uctorJ, "a$3s &arcica an! &rantic att3"pts to &in! t=3" #7 insp3ctin4 various "ot3 <r34ist3r a ias3s ;=ic= =av3 #33n ac3! #7 ]ui t7 ;it= insu ts an! Uo$3s & avor3! ;it= it3rar7 a usions,

Gurin4 t=is p3rio!, @u"#3rt =as a c=aotic, t;o<73ar ov3<a&&air ;it= a p3tit3 a co=o ic na"3! Rita ;=o, at T/, is ./ 73ars 7oun43r t=an =i" an! a passa# 3 p=7sica su#stitut3 &or Po ita, S7 .1B*, @u"#3rt =as s3tt 3! !o;n as a sc=o ar at a s"a aca!3"ic institut3, +n3 !a7, =3 r3c3iv3s a 3tt3r &ro" Po ita, no; .8, ;=o t3 s =i" t=at s=3 is "arri3!, pr34nant an! in !3sp3rat3 n33! o& &un!s, )r"3! ;it= a 4un, @u"#3rt, sti !rivin4 O=ar ott3As car, visits =is 7oun4 o#s3ssion an! turns ov3r to =3r t=3 "on37 s=3 ;as !u3 &ro" =3r "ot=3rAs 3stat3, @3 a so as$s =3r to 3av3 ;it= =i", #ut s=3 r3&us3s, Gurin4 t=3ir conv3rsation, Po ita 3:p ains t=at =3r =us#an!, a n3ar 7 !3a& ;ar<v3t3ran an! t=3 &at=3r o& =3r un#orn c=i !, ;as not =3r a#!uctor, ;=3r3upon @u"#3rt o&&3rs to 4iv3 =3r a t=3 "on37 =3 =as i& s=3 ;i r3v3a t=3 "anAs i!3ntit7, Po ita co"p i3s, sa7in4 t=at s=3 =a! r3a 7 ov3! O ar3 ]ui t7, #ut t=at =3 t=r3; =3r out a&t3r s=3 r3&us3! to p3r&or" in a porno4rap=ic &i " =3 ;as "a$in4, P3avin4 Po ita &or3v3r, @u"#3rt surpris3s ]ui t7 at =is "ansion, ]ui t7 4o3s "a! ;=3n =3 s33s @u"#3rtAs 4un, )&t3r a "utua 7 3:=austin4 stru44 3 &or it, ]ui t7, no; insan3 ;it= &3ar, "3r3 7 r3spon!s po it3 7 as @u"#3rt r3p3at3! 7 s=oots =i", @3 &ina 7 !i3s ;it= a co"ica ac$ o& int3r3st, 3:pr3ssin4 =is s i4=t conc3rn in an a&&3ct3! ?n4 is= acc3nt, @u"#3rt is 3&t 3:=aust3! an! !isori3nt3!, )rr3st3! &or "ur!3r, =3 ;rit3s t=3 #oo$ =3 3ntit 3s Lolita or, $he Con%e ion o% a !hite !ido'ed Male, ;=i 3 a;aitin4 tria , )ccor!in4 to t=3 nov3 As &ictiona JKor3;or!J, @u"#3rt !i3s o& coronar7 t=ro"#osis upon &inis=in4 =is "anuscript, @3 is t=us una;ar3 t=at Po ita !i3s, !urin4 c=i !#irt=, on O=rist"as Ga7, .1B*,

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E=3 nov3 is a tra4ico"3!7 narrat3! #7 @u"#3rt, ;=o ri!! 3s t=3 narrativ3 ;it= ;or!p a7 an! =is ;r7 o#s3rvations o& )"3rican cu tur3, @is =u"or provi!3s an 3&&3ctiv3 count3rpoint to t=3 pat=os o& t=3 tra4ic p ot, E=3 nov3 As & a"#o7ant st7 3 is c=aract3riD3! #7 ;or! p a7, !ou# 3 3nt3n!r3s, "u ti in4ua puns, ana4ra"s, an! coina43s suc= as nymphet, a ;or! t=at =as sinc3 =a! a i&3 o& its o;n an! can #3 &oun! in "ost !ictionari3s, an! t=3 3ss3r us3! J&aun 3tJ, >a#o$ovAs Lolita is &ar &ro" an 3n!ors3"3nt o& p3!op=i ia, sinc3 it !ra"atiD3s t=3 tra4ic cons3Cu3nc3s o& @u"#3rtAs o#s3ssion ;it= t=3 7oun4 =3roin3,[citation needed' -o"3 critics =av3 acc3pt3! @u"#3rtAs v3rsion o& 3v3nts at &ac3 va u3, In .1B1, nov3 ist Ro#3rtson Gavi3s 3:cus3! t=3 narrator 3ntir3 7, ;ritin4 t=at t=3 t=3"3 o& Lolita is Jnot t=3 corruption o& an innoc3nt c=i ! #7 a cunnin4 a!u t, #ut t=3 3:p oitation o& a ;3a$ a!u t #7 a corrupt c=i !J, 9ost ;rit3rs, =o;3v3r, =av3 4iv3n 3ss cr3!it to @u"#3rt an! "or3 to >a#o$ovAs po;3rs as an ironist, Kor Ric=ar! Rort7, in =is &a"ous int3rpr3tation o& Lolita in Contin#ency, /rony, and Solidarity, @u"#3rt is a J"onst3r o& incuriosit7J, >a#o$ov =i"s3 & !3scri#3! @u"#3rt as Ja vain an! cru3 ;r3tc=J an! Ja =at3&u p3rsonJ (Cuot3! in P3vin3, .1L8(, 9artin )"is, in =is 3ssa7 on -ta inis", 8o*a the 5read, propos3s t=at Lolita is an 3 a#orat3 "3tap=or &or t=3 tota itarianis" t=at !3stro73! t=3 Russia o& >a#o$ovAs

c=i !=oo! (t=ou4= >a#o$ov stat3s in =is )&t3r;or! t=at =3 J[!3t3sts' s7"#o s an! a 34ori3sJ(, )"is int3rpr3ts it as a stor7 o& t7rann7 to ! &ro" t=3 point o& vi3; o& t=3 t7rant, J) o& >a#o$ovAs #oo$s ar3 a#out t7rann7J, =3 sa7s, J3v3n Lolita, 23r=aps Lolita "ost o& a J, In *//T, Iranian 3:patriat3 )Dar >a&isi pu# is=3! t=3 "3"oir Readin# Lolita in $ehran a#out a cov3rt ;o"3nAs r3a!in4 4roup, Kor >a&isi, t=3 3ss3nc3 o& t=3 nov3 is @u"#3rtAs so ipsis" an! =is 3rasur3 o& Po itaAs in!3p3n!3nt i!3ntit7, -=3 ;rit3s: JPo ita ;as 4iv3n to us as @u"#3rtAs cr3atur3 [,,,' Eo r3inv3nt =3r, @u"#3rt "ust ta$3 &ro" Po ita =3r o;n r3a =istor7 an! r3p ac3 it ;it= =is o;n [,,,' W3t s=3 !o3s =av3 a past, G3spit3 @u"#3rtAs att3"pts to orp=an Po ita #7 ro##in4 =3r o& =3r =istor7, t=at past is sti 4iv3n to us in 4 i"ps3sJ,[citation needed' +n3 o& t=3 nov3 As 3ar 7 c=a"pions, Pion3 Eri in4, ;arn3! in .1B0 o& t=3 "ora !i&&icu t7 in int3rpr3tin4 a #oo$ ;it= so 3 oCu3nt an! so s3 &<!3c3iv3! a narrator: J;3 &in! ours3 v3s t=3 "or3 s=oc$3! ;=3n ;3 r3a iD3 t=at, in t=3 cours3 o& r3a!in4 t=3 nov3 , ;3 =av3 co"3 virtua 7 to con!on3 t=3 vio ation it pr3s3nts [,,,' ;3 =av3 #33n s3!uc3! into connivin4 in t=3 vio ation, #3caus3 ;3 =av3 p3r"itt3! our &antasi3s to acc3pt ;=at ;3 $no; to #3 r3vo tin4J,[citation needed'

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Gu3 to its su#U3ct "att3r, >a#o$ov ;as una# 3 to &in! an )"3rican pu# is=3r &or Lolita, )&t3r &our r3&us3!, =3 &ina 7 r3sort3! to t=3 "lympia Pre in 2aris, -3pt3"#3r .1BB, ) t=ou4= t=3 &irst printin4 o& B,/// copi3s so ! out, t=3r3 ;3r3 no su#stantia r3vi3;s, ?v3ntua 7, at t=3 3n! o& .1BB, Qra=a" Qr33n3, in an int3rvi3; ;it= t=3 (Pon!on( $ime , ca 3! it on3 o& t=3 #3st nov3 s o& .1BB, E=is stat3"3nt provo$3! a r3spons3 &ro" t=3 (Pon!on( Sunday 09pre , ;=os3 3!itor ca 3! it Jt=3 &i t=i3st #oo$ I =av3 3v3r r3a!J an! Js=33r unr3strain3! porno4rap=7,J Sritis= Ousto"s o&&ic3rs ;3r3 t=3n instruct3! #7 a panic$3! @o"3 +&&ic3 to s3iD3 a copi3s 3nt3rin4 t=3 Mnit3! Zin4!o", In G3c3"#3r .1BL t=3 Kr3nc= &o o;3! suit an! t=3 9inist3r o& t=3 Int3rior #ann3! Lolita (t=3 #an ast3! &or t;o 73ars(, Its 3v3ntua Sritis= pu# ication #7 R3i!3n&3 ! ^ >ico son caus3! a scan!a ;=ic= contri#ut3! to t=3 3n! o& t=3 po itica car33r o& on3 o& t=3 pu# is=3rs, >i43 >ico son, [.' S7 co"p 3t3 contrast, )"3rican o&&icia s ;3r3 initia 7 n3rvous, #ut t=3 &irst )"3rican 3!ition ;as issu3! ;it=out pro# 3"s #7 Q,2, 2utna"As -ons in .1B0, an! ;as a #3sts3 3r, t=3 &irst #oo$ sinc3 Gone 'ith the !ind to s3 .//,/// copi3s in t=3 &irst t=r33 ;33$s o& pu# ication, Eo!a7, it is consi!3r3! #7 "an7 on3 o& t=3 &in3st nov3 s ;ritt3n in t=3 */t= c3ntur7, In .110, it ;as na"3! t=3 &ourt= 4r3at3st ?n4 is= an4ua43 nov3 o& t=3 */t= c3ntur7 #7 t=3 9o!3rn Pi#rar7, >a#o$ov rat3! t=3 #oo$ =i4= 7 =i"s3 &, In an int3rvi3; &or SSO E3 3vision in .1L* =3 sai!,

Lolita is a sp3cia &avourit3 o& "in3, It ;as "7 "ost !i&&icu t #oo$ Y t=3 #oo$ t=at tr3at3! o& a t=3"3 ;=ic= ;as so !istant, so r3"ot3, &ro" "7 o;n 3"otiona i&3 t=at it 4av3 "3 a sp3cia p 3asur3 to us3 "7 co"#inationa ta 3nt to "a$3 it r3a ,

E;o 73ars at3r, in .1LVAs int3rvi3; &or Play*oy, =3 sai!,

I s=a n3v3r r34r3t Lolita, -=3 ;as i$3 t=3 co"position o& a #3auti&u puDD 3 Yits co"position an! its so ution at t=3 sa"3 ti"3, sinc3 on3 is a "irror vi3; o& t=3 ot=3r, !3p3n!in4 on t=3 ;a7 7ou oo$, +& cours3 s=3 co"p 3t3 7 3c ips3! "7 ot=3r ;or$s Yat 3ast t=os3 I ;rot3 in ?n4 is=: $he Real Li%e o% Se*a tian 8ni#ht, 3end Sini ter, "7 s=ort stori3s, "7 #oo$ o& r3co 3ctionsN #ut I cannot 4ru!43 =3r t=is, E=3r3 is a Cu33r, t3n!3r c=ar" a#out t=at "7t=ica n7"p=3t,

)t t=3 sa"3 73ar, in t=3 int3rvi3; &or Li%e, >a#o$ov ;as as$3!, JR=ic= o& 7our ;ritin4s =as p 3as3! 7ou "ost_J @3 ans;3r3!,
I ;ou ! sa7 t=at o& a "7 #oo$s Lolita =as 3&t "3 ;it= t=3 "ost p 3asura# 3 a&t3r4 o; Yp3r=aps #3caus3 it is t=3 pur3st o& a , t=3 "ost a#stract an! car3&u 7 contriv3!, I a" pro#a# 7 r3sponsi# 3 &or t=3 o!! &act t=at p3op 3 !onAt s33" to na"3 t=3ir !au4=t3rs Po ita an7 "or3, I =av3 =3ar! o& 7oun4 &3"a 3 poo! 3s #3in4 4iv3n t=at na"3 sinc3 .1BL, #ut o& no =u"an #3in4s,

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[edit] )inks in Nabokov$s *ork
In .1T1, >a#o$ov ;rot3 a nov3 a Vol he*nik (`ab( t=at ;as pu# is=3! on 7 post=u"ous 7 in .10L in ?n4 is= trans ation as $he 0nchanter, It can #3 s33n as an 3ar 7 v3rsion o& Lolita #ut ;it= si4ni&icant !i&&3r3nc3s: it ta$3s p ac3 in O3ntra ?urop3, an! t=3 prota4onist is una# 3 to consu""at3 =is passion ;it= =is st3p!au4=t3r, 3a!in4 to =is suici!3, E=3 t=3"3 o& 3p=3#op=i ia ;as a r3a!7 touc=3! on #7 >a#o$ov in =is s=ort stor7 A &ur ery $ale, ;ritt3n in .1*L, ) so, in t=3 .1T* Lau#hter in the 5ark, 9ar4ot 23t3rs is .L an! a r3a!7 =a! an a&&air ;=3n "i!! 3<a43! ) #inus is attract3! to =3r, In c=apt3r t=r33 o& t=3 nov3 $he Gi%t (;ritt3n in Russian in .1TB5.1T8( t=3 si"i ar 4ist o& Lolita's &irst c=apt3r is out in3! to t=3 prota4onist K7o!or O=3r!7nts3v #7 =is o#no:ious an! or! -=c=34o 3v as an i!3a o& a nov3 =3 ;ou ! ;rit3 Ji& I on 7 =a! t=3 ti"3J: a "an "arri3s a ;i!o; on 7 to 4ain acc3ss to =3r 7oun4 !au4=t3r, ;=o =o;3v3r r3sists a =is pass3s, -c=34o 3v sa7s it =app3n3! Jin r3a it7J to a &ri3n! o& =isN it is "a!3 c 3ar to t=3 r3a!3r t=at it conc3rns =i"s3 & an! =is st3p!au4=t3r \ina (&i&t33n at t=3 ti"3 o& "arria43( ;=o #3co"3s t=3 ov3 o& K7o!orAs i&3 an! =is ;i&3, In )pri .1V8 >a#o$ov ;rot3 to ?!"un! Ri son: JI a" ;ritin4 ,,, a s=ort nov3 a#out a "an ;=o i$3! itt 3 4ir s 5 an! itAs 4oin4 to #3 ca 3! $he 8in#dom *y the Sea,,,J[*' E=3 ;or$ 3:pan!3! into Lolita !urin4 t=3 n3:t 3i4=t 73ars, >a#o$ov us3! t=3 tit 3 A 8in#dom *y the Sea in =is .18V ps3u!o<auto#io4rap=ic nov3 Look at the 4arle:uin ; &or a Lolita< i$3 #oo$ ;ritt3n #7 t=3 narrator ;=o, in a!!ition, trav3 s ;it= =is t33na43 !au4=t3r S3 &ro" "ot3 to "ot3 a&t3r t=3 !3at= o& =3r "ot=3rN at3r, =is &ourt= ;i&3 is S3 As oo$<a i$3 an! s=ar3s =3r #irt=!a7,

[edit] Allusions+re"erences to other *orks

@u"#3rt @u"#3rtAs &irst ov3, )nna#3 P3i4=, is na"3! a&t3r t=3 ;o"an in t=3 po3" J)nna#3 P33J #7 ?!4ar ) an 2o3, In &act, t=3ir 7oun4 ov3 is !3scri#3! in p=ras3s #orro;3! &ro" 2o3As po3", >a#o$ov ori4ina 7 int3n!3! Po ita to #3 ca 3! $he 8in#dom *y the Sea,[T' !ra;in4 on t=3 r=7"3 ;it= )nna#3 P33 t=at ;as us3! in t=3 &irst v3rs3 o& 2o3As ;or$, E=3 part o& t=3 #34innin4 o& c=apt3r on3 << JPa!i3s an! 43nt 3"3n o& t=3 Uur7, 3:=i#it nu"#3r on3 is ;=at t=3 s3rap=s, t=3 "isin&or"3!, si"p 3, no# 3<;in43! s3rap=s, 3nvi3!, Poo$ at t=is tan4 3 o& t=ornsJ << is a so a r3&3r3nc3 to t=3 po3", (JRit= a ov3 t=at t=3 ;in43! s3rap=s in =3av3n c Oov3t3! =3r an! "3J,( @u"#3rt @u"#3rtAs !ou# 3 na"3 r3ca s 2o3As JRi ia" Ri sonJ, a ta 3 in ;=ic= t=3 "ain c=aract3r is =aunt3! #7 =is !opp3 4dn43r, para 3 in4 to t=3 pr3s3nc3 o& @u"#3rtAs o;n !opp3 4dn43r, O ar3 ]ui t7, @u"#3rt is not, =o;3v3r, =is r3a na"3, #ut a c=os3n ps3u!on7", @u"#3rt @u"#3rtAs &i3 ! o& 3:p3rtis3 is Kr3nc= it3ratur3 (on3 o& =is Uo#s is ;ritin4 a s3ri3s o& 3!ucationa ;or$s t=at co"par3 Kr3nc= ;rit3rs to ?n4 is= ;rit3rs(, an! as suc= t=3r3 ar3 s3v3ra r3&3r3nc3s to Kr3nc= it3ratur3, inc u!in4 t=3 aut=ors Qustav3 K au#3rt, 9arc3 2roust, Kraneois Ra#3 ais, O=ar 3s Sau!3 air3, 2rosp3r 9Hri"H3, R3"7 S3 3au an! 2i3rr3 !3 Ronsar!, In c=apt3r .8 o& 2art I, @u"#3rt Cuot3s Jto =o ! t=33 i4=t 7 on a 43nt 3 $n33 an! print on t=7 so&t c=33$ a par3ntAs $issJ &ro" Por! S7ronAs Childe 4arold' Pil#rima#e, In c=apt3r TB o& 2art II, @u"#3rtAs J!3at= s3nt3nc3J on ]ui t7 paro!i3s t=3 r=7t=" an! us3 o& anap=ora in E, -, ? iotA po3" A h !edne day, E=3 in3 JI cannot 43t out, sai! t=3 star in4J &ro" @u"#3rtAs po3" is ta$3n &ro" a passa43 in Paur3nc3 -t3rn3As A Sentimental <ourney $hrou#h France and /taly, JE=3 2assport, t=3 @ot3 G3 2arisJ,

[edit] 'ossible real,li"e prototype

)ccor!in4 to ) 3:an!3r Go inin,[V' t=3 protot7p3 o& Po ita ;as ..<73ar<o ! K or3nc3 @orn3r, $i!napp3! in .1V0 #7 a B/<73ar<o ! "3c=anic Kran$ Pa -a 3, ;=o =a! cau4=t =3r st3a in4 a &iv3<c3nt not3#oo$, Pa -a 3 trav3 3! ;it= =3r ov3r various stat3s &or *. "ont=s an! is #3 i3v3! to =av3 =a! s3: ;it= =3r, @3 c ai"3! t=at =3 ;as an KSI a43nt an! t=r3at3n3! to fturn =3r ing &or t=3 t=3&t an! to s3n! =3r to Ja p ac3 &or 4ir s i$3 7ou,J E=3 @orn3r cas3 ;as not ;i!3 7 r3port3!, #ut Go inin a!!uc3s various si"i ariti3s in 3v3nts an! !3scriptions, E=3 pro# 3" ;it= t=is su443stion is t=at >a#o$ov =a! a r3a!7 us3! t=3 sa"3 #asic i!3a Y t=at o& a c=i ! "o 3st3r an! =is victi" #oo$in4 into a =ot3 as "an an! !au4=t3r Y in

=is t=3n<unpu# is=3! .1T1 ;or$ Vol he*nik (=>?@ABCDE(, E=is not to sa7, =o;3v3r, t=at >a#o$ov cou ! not =av3 !ra;n on so"3 !3tai s o& t=3 cas3 in ;ritin4 Lolita, an! t=3 Pa -a 3 cas3 is "3ntion3! 3:p icit 7 in O=apt3r TT o& 2art II:
4ad / done to 5olly, perhap , 'hat Frank La alle, a %i%tyFyearFold mechanic, had done to ele1enF yearFold Sally 4orner in G76HI

[edit] -ein. von Esch*ege$s /)olita/

Q3r"an aca!3"ic 9ic=a3 9aarAs #oo$ $he $'o Lolita (I-S> .<0VVL8</T0<V( !3scri#3s =is r3c3nt !iscov3r7 o& a .1.L Q3r"an s=ort stor7 tit 3! JPo itaJ a#out a "i!! 3<a43! "an trav3 in4 a#roa! ;=o ta$3s a roo" as a o!43r an! instant 7 #3co"3s o#s3ss3! ;it= t=3 pr3t33n 4ir (a so na"3! Po ita( ;=o iv3s in t=3 sa"3 =ous3, 9aar =as sp3cu at3! t=at >a#o$ov "a7 =av3 =a! cr7pto"n3sia (a J=i!!3n "3"or7J o& t=3 stor7 t=at >a#o$ov ;as una;ar3 o&( ;=i 3 =3 ;as co"posin4 Lolita !urin4 t=3 .1B/s, 9aar sa7s t=at unti .1T8 >a#o$ov iv3! in t=3 sa"3 s3ction o& S3r in as t=3 aut=or, @3inD von ?sc=;343 (p3n na"3: @3inD von Pic=#3r4(, an! ;as "ost i$3 7 &a"i iar ;it= =is ;or$, ;=ic= ;as ;i!3 7 avai a# 3 in Q3r"an7 !urin4 >a#o$ovAs ti"3 t=3r3,[B'[L' $he Philadelphia /n:uirer, in t=3 artic 3 JLolita at B/: Gi! >a#o$ov ta$3 it3rar7 i#3rti3s_J sa7s t=at, accor!in4 to 9aar, accusations o& p a4iaris" s=ou ! not app 7 an! Cuot3s =i" as sa7in4: JPit3ratur3 =as a ;a7s #33n a =u43 cruci# 3 in ;=ic= &a"i iar t=3"3s ar3 continua 7 r3cast,,, >ot=in4 o& ;=at ;3 a!"ir3 in Lolita is a r3a!7 to #3 &oun! in t=3 ta 3N t=3 &or"3r is in no ;a7 !3!uci# 3 &ro" t=3 att3r,J -33 a so 6onat=an P3t=3" in 4arper' Ma#aJine on t=is stor7,[8'

[edit] Nabokov$s a"ter*ord

In .1BL, >a#o$ov p3nn3! an a&t3r;or! to Lolita (J+n a Soo$ ?ntit 3! LolitaJ( t=at ;as inc u!3! in 3v3r7 su#s3Cu3nt 3!ition o& t=3 #oo$, In t=3 a&t3r;or!, >a#o$ov ;rot3 t=at Jt=3 initia s=iv3r o& inspirationJ &or Lolita J;as so"3=o; pro"pt3! #7 a n3;spap3r stor7 a#out an ap3 in t=3 6ar!in !3s 2 ant3s ;=o, a&t3r "ont=s o& coa:in4 #7 a sci3ntist, pro!uc3! t=3 &irst !ra;in4 3v3r c=arcoa 3! #7 an ani"a : t=is s$3tc= s=o;3! t=3 #ars o& t=3 poor cr3atur3As ca43J, >3it=3r t=3 artic 3 nor t=3 !ra;in4 =as #33n r3cov3r3!, In r3spons3 to an )"3rican critic ;=o c=aract3riD3! Lolita as t=3 r3cor! o& >a#o$ovAs J ov3 a&&air ;it= t=3 ro"antic nov3 J, >a#o$ov ;rot3 t=at Jt=3 su#stitution o& A?n4 is= an4ua43A &or Aro"antic nov3 A ;ou ! "a$3 t=is 3 34ant &or"u a "or3 corr3ctJ, >a#o$ov conc u!3! t=3 a&t3r;or! ;it= a r3&3r3nc3 to =is #3 ov3! &irst an4ua43, ;=ic= =3 a#an!on3! as a ;rit3r onc3 =3 "ov3! to t=3 Mnit3! -tat3s in .1V/: J97 privat3 tra43!7, ;=ic= cannot, an! in!33! s=ou ! not, #3 an7#o!7As conc3rn, is t=at I =a! to a#an!on "7 natura i!io", "7 untra""3 3!, ric=, an! in&init3 7 !oci 3 Russian ton4u3 &or a s3con!<rat3 #ran! o& ?n4 is=J,

[edit] Russian translation

>a#o$ov trans at3! Lolita into RussianN t=3 trans ation ;as pu# is=3! #7 2=a3!ra in >3; Wor$ in .1L8, E=3 trans ation inc u!3s a J2ostscriptu"J in ;=ic= >a#o$ov r3consi!3rs =is r3 ations=ip ;it= =is nativ3 ton4u3, R3&3rrin4 to t=3 a&t3r;or! to t=3 ?n4 is= 3!ition, >a#o$ov stat3s t=at on 7 Jt=3 sci3nti&ic scrupu ousn3ss 3! "3 to pr3s3rv3 t=3 ast para4rap= o& t=3 )"3rican a&t3r;or! in t=3 Russian t3:t,,,J @3 &urt=3r 3:p ains t=at t=3 Jstor7 o& t=is trans ation is t=3 stor7 o& a !isappoint"3nt, ) as, t=at A;on!3r&u Russian an4ua43A ;=ic=, I i"a4in3!, sti a;aits "3 so"3;=3r3, ;=ic= # oo"s i$3 a &ait=&u sprin4 #3=in! t=3 oc$3! 4at3 to ;=ic= I, a&t3r so "an7 73ars, sti poss3ss t=3 $37, turn3! out to #3 non< 3:ist3nt, an! t=3r3 is not=in4 #37on! t=at 4at3, 3:c3pt &or so"3 #urn3! out stu"ps an! =op3 3ss autu"na 3"ptin3ss, an! t=3 $37 in "7 =an! oo$s rat=3r i$3 a oc$ pic$,J

[edit] 0ilm1 !V or theatrical adaptations

E=3 .1L* a!aptationAs "ovi3 post3r art,

E=3 .118 "ovi3 post3r art,

Lolita =as #33n &i "3! t;ic3: t=3 &irst a!aptation ;as "a!3 in .1L* #7 -tan 37 Zu#ric$, an! starr3! 6a"3s 9ason, -=3 37 Rint3rs, 23t3r -3 3rs an!, as Po ita, -u3 P7onN an! a s3con! a!aptation in .118 #7 )!rian P7n3, starrin4 63r3"7 Irons, Go"iniCu3 -;ain, an! 93 ani3 Qri&&it=, >a#o$ov ;as no"inat3! &or an )ca!3"7 );ar! &or =is ;or$ on t=3 3ar i3r &i "As a!apt3! scr33np a7, a t=ou4= itt 3 o& t=is ;or$ r3ac=3! t=3 scr33n, E=3 "or3 r3c3nt v3rsion ;as 4iv3n "i:3! r3vi3;s #7 critics, It ;as !3 a73! &or ov3r a 73ar #3caus3 o& its controv3rsia su#U3ct "att3r, an! ;as not r3 3as3! in )ustra ia unti .111, >a#o$ovAs o;n v3rsion o& t=3 scr33np a7 (!at3! -u""3r .1L/ an! r3vis3! G3c3"#3r .18T( &or Zu#ric$As &i " ;as pu# is=3! #7 9cQra;<@i in .18V, E=3 #oo$ ;as a!apt3! into a "usica in .18. #7 i#r3ttistc 7ricist ) an 6a7 P3rn3r an! co"pos3r 6o=n Sarr7 un!3r t=3 tit 3 Lolita, My Lo1e, Oritics ;3r3 surpris3! at =o; s3nsitiv3 7 t=3 stor7 ;as trans at3! to t=3 sta43, #ut t=3 s=o; non3t=3 3ss c os3! on t=3 roa! #3&or3 it op3n3! in >3; Wor$,[0' In .10*, ?!;ar! ) #33 a!apt3! t=3 #oo$ into a non<"usica p a7, It ;as sava43! #7 critics, Kran$ Ric= nota# 7 attri#utin4 t=3 t3"porar7 !3at= o& ) #33As car33r to it, In *//T, Russian !ir3ctor Fictor -o#c=a$ ;rot3 a s3con! non<"usica sta43 a!aptation, ;=ic= p a73! in ?n4 an! at t=3 Pion an! Mnicorn Krin43 E=3at3r in Pon!on, It !rops t=3 c=aract3r o& ]ui t7 an! up!at3s t=3 stor7 to "o!3rn ?n4 an!,
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E=3 nov3 Lo' 5iary #7 2ia 23ra r3t3 s t=3 nov3 &ro" Po itaAs point o& vi3;, "a$in4 "aUor p ot c=an43s on t=3 pr3"is3 t=at @u"#3rtAs v3rsion is incorr3ct on "an7 points, Po ita is c=aract3riD3! as #3in4 =3rs3 & Cuit3 sa!istic an! "anipu ativ3, [./' E=3 po3tr7 co 3ction Poem %or Men 'ho 5ream o% Lolita #7 Zi" 9orriss37 ta$3s t=3 &or" o& a s3ri3s o& po3"s ;ritt3n #7 Po ita =3rs3 & r3& 3ctin4 on t=3 3v3nts in t=3 stor7, a sort o& !iar7 in po3tr7 &or", In stron4 contrast to 23raAs nov3 , 9orriss37 portra7s Po ita as an innoc3nt, ;oun!3! sou , 9orriss37 =a! 3ar i3r !on3 a sta43 a!aptation o& -i4"un! Kr3u!As &a"ous Gora cas3,[..' R, -c=3!rin a!apt3! Lolita into a Russian an4ua43 op3ra ;=ic= pr3"i3r3! in 9osco; in *//L an! ;as pu# is=3! t=at sa"3 73ar, It =a! a "uc= 3ar i3r p3r&or"anc3 in -;3!3n in .11*, It ;as no"inat3! &or RussiaAs Qo !3n 9as$ a;ar!,[.*' E=3 Soston<#as3! co"pos3r 6o=n @ar#ison #34an an op3ra o& Lolita ;=ic= =3 a#an!on3! in t=3 ;a$3 o& t=3 c 3r47 c=i !<a#us3 scan!a t=at roc$3! Soston, Kra4"3nts o& ;=at =3 =a! !on3 ;3r3 ;ov3n into s3v3n<"inut3 pi3c3 JGar$# oo": +v3rtur3 &or an I"a4in3! +p3raJ, Fivian Gar$# oo" is a c=aract3r in Lolita,[.T'

-t3v3 9artin ;rot3 a s=ort stor7 3ntit 3! JPo ita at Ki&t7J (inc u!3! in =is co 3ction Pure 5ri1el(, ;=ic= is a 43nt 7 =u"orous oo$ at =o; Go or3s @aD3As i&3 "i4=t =av3 turn3! out =a! s=3 surviv3! t=3 3v3nts o& t=3 nov3 ,