Nabokov: Novels 1955-1962: Lolita, Pnin, Pale Fire, Lolita: A Screenplay.

NABOKOV, Vladimir.

Item Number: 88181

New York: The Library of America, 1996.

First edition of the Library of America release of the author’s novels published between 1955 and 1962. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

One of the most celebrated books in history, Nabokov's Lolita quickly attained classic status upon publication in 1955. Notable for its controversial subject, the novel was adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1962, and again in 1997 by Adrian Lyne in addition to several adaptations for stage. Published two years later in 1957, Nabokov's 13th novel Pnin's success in the United States further launched Nabokov's literary career into prominence. Its eponymous protagonist Timofey Pavlovich Pnin's story was loosely based on Nabokov's own experiences teaching at Cornell University and Wellesley College.