Cover of Nabokov's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius

Nabokov's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius

During the 1940s Vladimir Nabokov was an acknowldged experts in Blues, a diverse group of Latin American butterflies. This book, which is part biography, explores the worldwide crisis in biodiversity and the place of butterflies in Nabokov's fiction.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 372 pages

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“If it was the nabokov that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. The Original of Laura
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  3. Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years
  4. The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

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