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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- List of Illustrations xiii
- Introduction 1
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PART I: AMERICA
- 1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940–1941 9
- 2. Visiting Lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941–1942 35
- 3. Scientist, Writer, Teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943–1944 58
- 4. Permanent Impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944–1946 77
- 5. Bend Sinister 93
- 6. Teaching Literature at Last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946–1948 107
- 7. Russian Professor: Cornell, 1948–1950 129
- 8. Conclusive Evidence/Speak, Memory 149
- 9. Teaching European Fiction: Cornell, 1950–1951 166
- 10. Finding Time for Lolita: Cornell and Harvard, 1951–1953 199
- 11. Lolita 227
- 12. Lolita into Print, Pnin onto Paper: Cornell, 1953–1955 255
- 13. Pnin 271
- 14. Lolita Sparks: Cornell, 1955–1957 288
- 15. Eugene Onegin 318
- 16. Lolita Explodes: Cornell and After, 1957–1959 356
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PART II: EUROPE
- 17. Chased by Fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959–1961 391
- 18. Pale Fire 425
- 19. Mask and Man: Montreux, 1961–1964 457
- 20. Ada Stirs: Montreux, 1964– 1966 487
- 21. Flying High: Montreux, 1966–1968 518
- 22. Ada 536
- 23. Tidying Up: Montreux, 1968–1972 563
- 24. Transparent Things 588
- 25. Reinventing a Life: Montreux, 1972–1974 602
- 26. Look at the Harlequins! 623
- 27. Unanswered Questions: Montreux, 1974–1977 643
- Acknowledgments 665
- Abbreviations 671
- Notes 675
- Bibliography 731
- Index 759
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- List of Illustrations xiii
- Introduction 1
-
PART I: AMERICA
- 1. Refuge: New York and Stanford, 1940–1941 9
- 2. Visiting Lecturer: Wellesley and Cambridge, 1941–1942 35
- 3. Scientist, Writer, Teacher: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1943–1944 58
- 4. Permanent Impermanence: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1944–1946 77
- 5. Bend Sinister 93
- 6. Teaching Literature at Last: Cambridge and Wellesley, 1946–1948 107
- 7. Russian Professor: Cornell, 1948–1950 129
- 8. Conclusive Evidence/Speak, Memory 149
- 9. Teaching European Fiction: Cornell, 1950–1951 166
- 10. Finding Time for Lolita: Cornell and Harvard, 1951–1953 199
- 11. Lolita 227
- 12. Lolita into Print, Pnin onto Paper: Cornell, 1953–1955 255
- 13. Pnin 271
- 14. Lolita Sparks: Cornell, 1955–1957 288
- 15. Eugene Onegin 318
- 16. Lolita Explodes: Cornell and After, 1957–1959 356
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PART II: EUROPE
- 17. Chased by Fame: Europe, America, Europe, 1959–1961 391
- 18. Pale Fire 425
- 19. Mask and Man: Montreux, 1961–1964 457
- 20. Ada Stirs: Montreux, 1964– 1966 487
- 21. Flying High: Montreux, 1966–1968 518
- 22. Ada 536
- 23. Tidying Up: Montreux, 1968–1972 563
- 24. Transparent Things 588
- 25. Reinventing a Life: Montreux, 1972–1974 602
- 26. Look at the Harlequins! 623
- 27. Unanswered Questions: Montreux, 1974–1977 643
- Acknowledgments 665
- Abbreviations 671
- Notes 675
- Bibliography 731
- Index 759