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Véra Yevseyevna Nabokova (née Slonim, Russian: Ве́ра Евсе́евна Набо́кова; 5 January 1902 – 7 April 1991) was the wife, editor, and translator of Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov, and a source of inspiration for many of his works.
Nov 8, 2015 · Véra and Vladimir Nabokov were married for fifty-two years—a record, apparently, among literary couples—and their intimacy was nearly hermetic. When they were apart, he pined for her...
Mar 5, 2021 · Véra Nabokov Was the First and Greatest Champion of “Lolita” By Stacy Schiff. March 5, 2021. Long before most of her husband’s readers, Véra Nabokov understood the novel’s title character not...
Jun 28, 2018 · The Enduring Enigma of Véra Nabokov ‹ Literary Hub. Why We Can't Stop Trying to Figure Her Out, in Fiction and Biography. By Miranda Popkey. June 28, 2018. “The more you leave me out,” Véra Nabokov told Brian Boyd while he was researching his two-volume biography of her husband, Vladimir Nabokov, “the closer to the truth you’ll be.”
- Miranda Popkey
Apr 8, 2014 · Twenty-three years after her death, Vera Nabokov remains a revered figure in capital “L” Literature—not necessarily for her own work, but for devoting herself fully to that of her...
- Koa Beck
Dec 3, 2014 · Long before Vladimir Nabokov (April 22, 1899–July 2, 1977) became a sage of literature, Russia’s most prominent literary émigré, and a man of widely revered strong opinions, the most important event of his life took place: 24-year-old Vladimir met 21-year-old Véra.
May 8, 2015 · The woman was 21-year-old Véra Slonim and the man 24-year-old Vladimir Nabokov, and with this Shakespearean encounter began one of history’s greatest romances. Nabokov had just emerged from the heartbreak of his first great love and was still raw with grief over his father’s death.
