{"product_id":"vera-mrs-vladimir-nabokov-paperback","title":"Vera: Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacy Schiff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY - \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Revolutionary \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Witches \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \"an elegantly nuanced portrait of [Vladimir Nabokov's] wife, showing us just how pivotal Nabokov's marriage was to his hermetic existence and how it indelibly shaped his work.\"--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eESQUIRE\u003c\/i\u003e'S 50 BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Monumental.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly romantic.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deeply moving.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStacy Schiff brings to shimmering life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time: Vladimir Nabokov, émigré author of \u003ci\u003eLolita; Pale Fire; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpeak, Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, and his beloved wife, Véra. Nabokov wrote his books first for himself, second for his wife, and third for no one at all. \"Without my wife,\" he once noted, \"I wouldn't have written a single novel.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in prewar Europe and postwar America, spanning much of the twentieth century, the story of the Nabokovs' fifty-two-year marriage reads as vividly as a novel. Véra, both beautiful and brilliant, is its outsized heroine--a woman who loves as deeply and intelligently as did the great romantic heroines of Austen and Tolstoy. Stacy Schiff's \u003ci\u003eVéra\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of the biographical form.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for biography and hailed by critics as both \"monumental\" (The Boston Globe) and \"utterly romantic\" (New York magazine), Stacy Schiff's Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) brings to shimmering life one of the greatest literary love stories of our time. Vladimir Nabokov--the emigre author of \"Lolita; \" Pale Fire; and \"Speak, Memory--wrote his books first for himself, second for his wife, Vera, and third for no one at all. \u003cbr\u003e\"Without my wife,\" he once noted, \"I wouldn't have written a single novel.\" Set in prewar Europe and postwar America, spanning much of the century, the story of the Nabokovs' fifty-two-year marriage reads as vividly as a novel. Vera, both beautiful and brilliant, is its outsized heroine--a woman who loves as deeply and intelligently as did the great romantic heroines of Austen and Tolstoy. Stacy Schiff's Vera is a triumph of the biographical form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacy Schiff's\u003c\/b\u003e Saint Exupéry was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (2000)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44442437484646,"sku":"9780375755347","price":28.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/M1NuRDZhdHFQak9QNjdhWDhTK3ZSdz09.webp?v=1770605684","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/vera-mrs-vladimir-nabokov-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}