弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫(1899-1977)是二十世纪公认的杰出小说家和文体家。作为移民作家,他将欧洲贵族趣味与传统修养带进美国文化,又持有深刻而世故的批判与讽刺眼光,这使得他的作品具有特殊的文化品味。擅长反讽、怀旧与滑稽模仿技法;同时又注重语言的锤炼,他以广博学识和文学修养形成令英美本土作家赞叹的英文风格。
一八九九年四月二十三日,纳博科夫出生于圣彼得堡。布尔什维克革命期间,纳博科夫随全家于一九一九年流亡德国。他在剑桥三一学院攻读法国和俄罗斯文学后,开始了在柏林和巴黎十八年的文学生涯。一九四〇年,纳博科夫移居美国,在威尔斯理、斯坦福、康奈尔和哈佛大学执教,以小说家、诗人、批评家和翻译家身份享誉文坛,著有《庶出的标志》、《洛丽塔》、《普宁》和《微暗的火》等长篇小说。一九五五年九月十五日,纳博科夫最有名的作品《洛丽塔》由巴黎奥林匹亚出版社出版并引发争议。一九六一年,纳博科夫迁居瑞士蒙特勒;一九七七年七月二日在洛桑病逝。
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