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Pnin ( Russian pronunciation: [pnʲin]) 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. Its eponymous protagonist, Timofey Pavlovich Pnin, is a Russian -born assistant professor in his 50s living in the ...
Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov. Pnin is Vladimir Nabokov's 13th novel and his fourth written in English; it was published in 1957. 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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Sep 6, 2021 · Pnin Gives a Party. The 1954 fall term had begun. Again the marble neck of a homely Venus in the vestibule of Humanities Hall, Waindell College, received the vermilion imprint, in applied lipstick ...
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Jun 18, 1989 · Pnin. Paperback – June 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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Learn about the plot, characters, themes, and literary devices of "Pnin", a comedy-tragedy by Vladimir Nabokov. Explore the story of Timofey Pnin, a Russian émigré professor in the 1950s America.
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.
Pnin is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. It was published in 1957. The novel features a circular narrative that centers around Timofey Pavlovich Pnin, a Russian immigrant and college professor who struggles with his personal and professional relationships. Nabokov drew on his experience as a professor at various universities in the U.S. to write ...
