![]() In a New Republic article, John Updike also acknowledged Nabokov’s tremendous impact on 20th-century literature, citing him as one of the few writers “whose books, considered as a whole, give the happy impression of an oeuvre, of a continuous task carried forward variously, of a solid personality, of a plenitude of gifts exploited knowingly. “He is a major force in the contemporary novel,” critic Anthony Burgess asserted in The Novel Now: A Guide to Contemporary Fiction. His writing remains distinctive, and several critics often cite Lolita, Nabokov’s best-known work, as a prime example of truly original invention. Though he began as a poet, Nabokov quickly branched into writing in numerous genres, including fiction, drama, autobiography, translations, essays, literary criticism, and even, on occasion, scientific studies of butterflies and collections of chess problems. ![]() A trilingual author, equally competent in Russian, English, and French, Nabokov wrote prodigiously during the course of his 78 years, producing a body of work that, when collected, was estimated to fill 40 volumes. ![]() Vladimir Nabokov, a Russian émigré who began writing in English after his 40s, is considered one of the most brilliant writers of the 20th century. ![]()
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