Person Detail: Vladimir Nabokov

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General Information:
Full Name: Vladimir Nabokov
Biography: (1899-1977) Novelist, writer, poet, translator. In 1948, Nabokov moved to Ithaca, New York, to teach literature at Cornell University. He and his wife Vera would reside at various Ithaca addresses throughout the 50s, and he drew on his experiences in Ithaca for inspiration. Nabokov worked on his famous novel "Lolita" (1958) there, and Ithaca was also the inspiration for New Wye, Appalachia in his novel "Pale Fire" (1961). Nabokov left Cornell for Montreaux, Switzerland in 1961. Nabokov stayed at the Hotel Chelsea.
Author's Timeline:
1958		Tompkins County Lolita (Pub: Putnam. ISBN: ) Nabokov worked on his famous novel "Lolita," in Ithaca, New York.
1961		Tompkins County Pale Fire Ithaca, New York was also the inspiration for New Wye, Appalachia in his novel "Pale Fire."
1899		(Unknown) County Vladimir Nabokov was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1899.
1977		(Unknown) County Nabokov died in Montreaux, Switzerland, in 1977.
1948		Tompkins County In 1948, Nabokov moved to Ithaca, New York to teach literature at Cornell University. He and his wife Vera would reside at various Ithaca addresses throughout the 50s, and he drew on his experiences in Ithaca for inspiration. Nabokov left Cornell for Montreaux, Switzerland in 1961.
1941		(Unknown) County The Real Life of Sebastian Knight Novel.
1947		(Unknown) County Bend Sinister Novel.
1951		(Unknown) County Speak, Memory Memoir.
1957		(Unknown) County Pnin Novel.
1959		(Unknown) County Invitation to a Beheading Novel.
1928		(Unknown) County King, Queen, Knave Novel.
1969		(Unknown) County Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle Novel.
1972		(Unknown) County Transparent Things Novel.
1977		(Unknown) County Vladimir Nabokov was interred at Cimitière de Clarens, Clarens, Vaud, Switzerland.
?		New York County Nabokov stayed at the Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan, New York.