Pnin

Vladimir Nabokov, Michael Wood

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Penguin Classics
06 December 2000

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

Hilarious, intelligent and moving, Pnin is the tale of a generation irrevocably severed from its past

Professor Timofey Pnin, previously of Tsarist Russia, is now precariously positioned at the heart of campus America. Battling with American life and language, Pnin must face great hazards in this new world- the ruination of his beautiful lumber-room-as-office; the removal of his teeth and the fitting of new ones; the search for a suitable boarding-house; and the trials of taking the wrong train.

By: Vladimir Nabokov
Afterword by: Michael Wood
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
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Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9780141183756
ISBN 10: 0141183756
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 06 December 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vladimir Nabokov was born in 1899 in St Petersburg. He wrote his first literary works in Russian, but rose to international prominence as a masterly prose stylist for the novels he composed in English, most famously, Lolita. Between 1923 and 1940 he published novels, short stories, plays, poems and translations in the Russian language and established himself as one of the most outstanding Russian emigre writers. He died in 1977.

Reviews for Pnin

""Hilariously funny and of a sadness."" -Graham Greene """"Pnin""'s vita, though its essence is saintliness, is yet a work of brilliant magic and fabulous laughter."" -""The New Republic "" ""Fun and satire are just the beginning of the rewards of this novel. Generous, bewildered Pnin, that most kindly and impractical of men, wins our affection and respect."" -""Chicago Tribune "" ""Nabokov can move you to laughter in the way the masters can-to laughter that is near to tears."" -""The Guardian""