Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov
Nabokov in Montreux, 1973
Born	Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899a Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	2 July 1977 (aged 78) Montreux, Switzerland
Occupation	Novelist, professor
Literary movement	Modernism, Postmodernism
Notable works	The Defense (1930) The Gift (1938) Bend Sinister (1945-46) Lolita (1955) Pnin (1957) Pale Fire (1962) Speak, Memory (1936–1966) Ada, or Ardor (1968)
Spouse	Vera Nabokov
Children	Dmitri Nabokov
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (/nəˈbɔːkəf, ˈnæbəˌkɔːf, -ˌkɒf/;Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Набо́ков, pronounced [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr nɐˈbokəf], also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin; 22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1899^c – 2 July 1977) was a Russian-American novelist and entomologist. His first nine novels were in Russian, and he achieved international prominence after he began writing English prose.

Nabokov's Lolita (1955), his most noted novel in English, was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels;Pale Fire (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, Speak, Memory (1951), was listed eighth on the publisher's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction. He was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times.

Nabokov was an expert lepidopterist and composer of chess problems.