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Mademoiselle O
"Mademoiselle O" is a memoir by Vladimir Nabokov about his eccentric Swiss-French governess. Publication history It was first written and published in French in '' Mesures'' (vol. 2, no. 2, 1936) and subsequently in English (translated by Nabokov and Hilda Ward) in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' (January 1943). It was first anthologized in '' Nine Stories'' (1947) and was later reproduced in '' Nabokov's Dozen'' (1958) and ''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov ''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov'' (in some British editions, ''The Collected Stories'') is a posthumous collection of every known short story that Vladimir Nabokov ever wrote, with the exception of "The Enchanter". In the current printing of this ....'' It became a chapter of ''Conclusive Evidence'' (1951, also titled '' Speak, Memory'') and subsequently of ''Drugie Berega'' (1954, translated into Russian by the author) and ''Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited'' (1966).All editions of the autobiography: Juliar, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (russian: link=no, Владимир Владимирович Набоков ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian (1926–1938) while living in Berlin, where he met his wife. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English. Nabokov became an American citizen in 1945 and lived mostly on the East Coast before returning to Europe in 1961, where he settled in Montreux, Switzerland. From 1948 to 1959, Nabokov was a professor of Russian literature at Cornell University. Nabokov's 1955 novel '' Lolita'' ranked fourth on Modern Library's list of the 100 best 20th-century novels in 2007 and is considered one of the greatest 20th-century works of literature. Nabokov's ''Pale Fire'', published in 1962, was ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss-French
Swiss French (french: français de Suisse or ') is the variety of French spoken in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandy. French is one of the four official languages of Switzerland, the others being German, Italian, and Romansch. In 2020, around 2 million people in the country (22.8% of the population) spoke French as their primary language, and French was the most frequently used language for 28% of the labour market. The French spoken in Switzerland is very similar to that of France or Belgium due to historical French policy of education in Francien French only in schools after the French Revolution. The differences between the French of Switzerland and of France are mostly lexical, influenced by local substrate languages. This contrasts with the differences between Standard German and Swiss German, which are largely mutually unintelligible. Swiss French is characterized by some terms adopted from the Arpitan language, which was formerly spoken widely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governess
A governess is a largely obsolete term for a woman employed as a private tutor, who teaches and trains a child or children in their home. A governess often lives in the same residence as the children she is teaching. In contrast to a nanny, the primary role of a governess is teaching, rather than meeting the physical needs of children; hence a governess is usually in charge of school-aged children, rather than babies. The position of governess used to be common in affluent European families before the First World War, especially in the countryside where no suitable school existed nearby and when parents preferred to educate their children at home rather than send them away to boarding school for months at a time—varied across time and countries. Governesses were usually in charge of girls and younger boys. When a boy was old enough, he left his governess for a tutor or a school. Governesses are rarer now, except within great house, large and wealthy households or royal famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atlantic Monthly
''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, as ''The Atlantic Monthly'', a literary and cultural magazine that published leading writers' commentary on education, the abolition of slavery, and other major political issues of that time. Its founders included Francis H. Underwood and prominent writers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Greenleaf Whittier. James Russell Lowell was its first editor. In addition, ''The Atlantic Monthly Almanac'' was an annual almanac published for ''Atlantic Monthly'' readers during the 19th and 20th centuries. A change of name was not officially announced when the format first changed from a strict monthly (appearing 12 times a year) to a slightly lower frequency. It was a monthly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Stories (Nabokov)
''Nine Stories'' is an English-language collection of stories written in Russian, French, and English by Vladimir Nabokov. It was published in 1947 by New Directions in New York City, as the second issue of a serial, ''Direction''. The nine stories are: * "''The Aurelian''" (a translation by Nabokov and Peter Pertzov of "Pil'gram") * "''Cloud, Castle, Lake''" (a translation by Nabokov and Peter Pertzov of "Oblako, ozero, bashnia") * "''Spring in Fialta''" (a translation by Nabokov and Peter Pertzov of "Vesna v Fialte") * "''Mademoiselle O "Mademoiselle O" is a memoir by Vladimir Nabokov about his eccentric Swiss-French governess. Publication history It was first written and published in French in '' Mesures'' (vol. 2, no. 2, 1936) and subsequently in English (translated b ...''" (a translation by VN with Hilda Ward from the French) * "''A Forgotten Poet''" * "''The Assistant Producer''" * "''That in Aleppo Once...''" * "''Time and Ebb''" * "Double Talk" (retitled " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabokov's Dozen
''Nabokov's Dozen'' (1958) a collection of 13 short stories by Vladimir Nabokov previously published in American magazines. (Nine of them also previously appeared in '' Nine Stories''.) All were later reprinted within ''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov''. Two stories, ''First Love'' (as ''Colette'') and ''Mademoiselle O'' are also included in Nabokov's ''Speak, Memory''. Contents *"Spring in Fialta" *"A Forgotten Poet" *"First Love" *"Signs and Symbols" *"The Assistant Producer" *"The Aurelian" *"Cloud, Castle, Lake" *"Conversation Piece, 1945" *" That in Aleppo Once..." *"Time and Ebb" *"Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster" *"Mademoiselle O "Mademoiselle O" is a memoir by Vladimir Nabokov about his eccentric Swiss-French governess. Publication history It was first written and published in French in '' Mesures'' (vol. 2, no. 2, 1936) and subsequently in English (translated b ..." *"Lance" 1958 short story collections Short story collections by Vladimir Nabok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stories Of Vladimir Nabokov
''The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov'' (in some British editions, ''The Collected Stories'') is a posthumous collection of every known short story that Vladimir Nabokov ever wrote, with the exception of "The Enchanter". In the current printing of this work, sixteen stories not previously published in English are translated by the author's son, Dmitri Nabokov. The collection was first published in America by Alfred A. Knopf in 1995. As initially published, the collection included 65 stories. Nabokov's first collection of short stories, Nabokov's Dozen ''Nabokov's Dozen'' (1958) a collection of 13 short stories by Vladimir Nabokov previously published in American magazines. (Nine of them also previously appeared in '' Nine Stories''.) All were later reprinted within ''The Stories of Vladimir N ..., contained thirteen total stories, which made for the structure of all of his subsequent collections, four in his lifetime. In the introduction to the collection, Dmitri Nabokov explains th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speak, Memory
''Speak, Memory'' is an autobiographical memoir by writer Vladimir Nabokov. The book includes individual essays published between 1936 and 1951 to create the first edition in 1951. Nabokov's revised and extended edition appeared in 1966. Scope The book is dedicated to his wife, Vera, and covers his life from 1903 until his emigration to America in 1940. The first twelve chapters describe Nabokov's remembrance of his youth in an aristocratic family living in pre-revolutionary Saint Petersburg and at their country estate Vyra, near Siverskaya. The three remaining chapters recall his years at Cambridge and as part of the Russian émigré community in Berlin and Paris. Through memory Nabokov is able to possess the past. Nabokov published "Mademoiselle O", which became Chapter Five of the book, in French in 1936, and in English in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1943, without indicating that it was non-fiction. Subsequent pieces of the autobiography were published as individual or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Short Stories
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10– 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ''Niniroku Jiken''): Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Stories By Vladimir Nabokov
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Works Originally Published In French Magazines
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