Nabokov

[ nuh-baw-kuhf, nab-uh-kawf, -kof; Russian nuh-baw-kuhf ]

noun

1. Vla·di·mir Vla·di·mi·ro·vich [vlad, -, uh, -meer vlad-, uh, -, meer, -, uh, -vich, vluh-, dyee, -myi, r, vluh-, dyee, -myi-, r, uh, -vyich], 1899–1977, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet, born in Russia.

Nabokov

/ ˌnæbəˈkəʊvɪən; nəˈbɒkɒf; ˈnæbəˌkɒf /

noun

1. NabokovVladimir Vladimirovich18991977MUSRussianWRITING: novelist Vladimir Vladimirovich (vlaˈdimir vlaˈdimirəvitʃ). 1899–1977, US novelist, born in Russia. His works include Lolita (1955), Pnin (1957), Pale Fire (1962), and Ada (1969)

Derived Forms

• Nabokovian, adjective

Example Sentences

Alongside Nabokov scholars, Loftus scrutinizes the work, its many onscreen adaptations and Nabokov’s fascinating life story.

From Time

Hard to believe, but after all this time as Lolita, Monica Lewinski takes one (albeit not giant) leap toward Nabokov.

From The Daily Beast

But the truth was I had written what I thought was a comic novel, composed under the spell of Despair, an early Nabokov.

From The Daily Beast

Pope, Wharton, Nabokov, and Updike, to name only a handful, fail to register at all.

From The Daily Beast

Fitzgerald, Nabokov, Huxley, and the rest of them failed in Hollywood for a variety of reasons.

From The Daily Beast

The stage directions title him “The Butterfly Hunter” and then identify him: “His name is Vladimir Nabokov.”

From The Daily Beast