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25,388 ratings2,278 reviews. One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian émigré precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950's.
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Pnin (Russian pronunciation:) is Vladimir Nabokov's 13th novel and his fourth written in English; it was published in 1957. The success of Pnin in the United States launched Nabokov's career into literary prominence.
Sep 6, 2021 · Pnin, returning to his unsatisfactory list of guests, decided to invite the celebrated mathematician, Professor Idelson, and his wife, the sculptress.
- Vladimir Nabokov
Jun 18, 1989 · One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Serialized in The New Yorker and published in book form in 1957, Pnin brought Nabokov both his first National Book Award nomination and hitherto unprecedented popularity.
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Pnin, novel written in English by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1957. It is an episodic story about Timofey Pnin, an older exiled Russian professor who teaches his native language at the fictional Waindell College in upstate New York. While not considered one of Nabokov’s major works, the novel is.
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Pnin is a comic and poignant story of a Russian émigré professor in the United States. Learn about the plot, characters, themes, and devices of this classic work by Nabokov.
Feb 16, 2011 · One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Serialized in The New Yorker and published in book form in 1957, Pnin brought Nabokov...
